"antiperson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antipersons [plural], antipeople [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + person. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|person}} anti- + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|antipeople}} antiperson (plural antipersons or antipeople)
  1. Somebody who is not a person, or not accepted as a person, or who violates the conventions of personhood.
    Sense id: en-antiperson-en-noun-PyonxYW6
  2. A hypothetical person made out of antimatter. Categories (topical): Antimatter, Science fiction
    Sense id: en-antiperson-en-noun-5~Vpv3xW Disambiguation of Antimatter: 7 93 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nonperson

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Roy A. Gallant, Meteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite Craters, page 45:",
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