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nobody (n.)

c. 1300, no bodi "no person no one," from Middle English no (adj.) "not any" + bodi (see body (n.)). Written as two words 14c.-18c.; hyphenated 17c.-18c. Incorrect use with their is attested from 1540s. Meaning "person of no importance, one who is not fashionable in society" is from 1580s.

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Definitions of nobody from WordNet

nobody (n.)
a person of no influence;
Synonyms: cipher / cypher / nonentity
From wordnet.princeton.edu