person (EN)

noun

noun “person”

1. a human being recognized as an individual with rights and responsibilities
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   Every person has the right to freedom of speech and expression.
2. (in combination) an individual who prefers or is particularly interested in the given thing
   As a coffee person, Mark starts every morning with a freshly brewed cup. My aunt is a dog person.
3. (in a combination) an individual who performs the given job or role
   When my computer crashed, I called the company and they sent over an IT person right away.
4. an entity, such as a human, corporation, or organization, that has legal rights and can appear in court
   The court ruled that the environmental organization could be treated as a person for the purpose of filing a lawsuit.
5. a term in language that indicates the relationship between the speaker, the listener, and others
   In English, the first person singular pronoun is "I" when referring to oneself.
6. one of the three divine identities in the Holy Trinity in Christian belief
   In the doctrine of the Trinity, the three persons are coequal and coeternal.