someone

Universal Words (also somebody) pronoun 1 a person who is not known or mentioned by name: There's someone at the door. * Someone's left their bag behind. * It's time for someone new (= a new person) to take over. * It couldn't have been me-it must have been someone else (= a different person). * Should we call a doctor or someone? HELPNOTE The difference between someone and anyone is the same as the difference between some and any. Look at the notes there. 2 an important person: He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone compareNOBODY