"-person" meaning in All languages combined

See -person on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Forms: -persons [plural], -people [plural]
Etymology: person used in compounds. Etymology templates: {{m|en|person}} person Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|plural|-persons|or|-people}} -person (plural -persons or -people)
  1. Someone who is an expert in an area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--person-en-suffix-2ZaehMfV
  2. Someone who is employed or holds a position in an area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--person-en-suffix-1PBwjd4g
  3. Someone who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--person-en-suffix-0ChJDpvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 43 45
  4. (nonstandard) Someone of a particular nationality. (More often, the separate noun "person" is used, e.g. "Norse person".) Tags: morpheme, nonstandard Derived forms: deskperson, travelling salesperson
    Sense id: en--person-en-suffix-XzYF4fXz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 43 45

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001, Jim Foster, Still Complaining, page 31",
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