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pronoun

everybody

Every person in a relevant group.

Everybody in our building knows the friendly mail carrier.

Etymology
everyEnglisheach without exception
+bodyEnglishperson

Body can stand for a whole person. Combining it with every includes each person in the relevant group without leaving an individual out.

More examples

  • Is everybody ready to leave?
  • We have enough sandwiches for everybody.
  • Not everybody enjoys spicy food.

Similar words

everyone
An interchangeable pronoun referring to every person in a group.
all
Can refer to people or things, not just people.