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anybody who's anyone

anybody who's anyone is the alternative form of anybody who is anybody.

Meaning of anybody who is anybody

Noun

anybody who is anybody (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Any person who is well-known or important, especially one who has prominent social standing.
    • Gwendolen: Personally I cannot understand how anybody manages to exist in the country, if anybody who is anybody does. The country always bores me to death.1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest […] , [Act II]

Questions about anybody who's anyone

What is anybody who's anyone the alternative form of?
Anybody who's anyone is the alternative form of anybody who is anybody.

Words near anybody who's anyone in the dictionary

  1. anybody
  2. anybody else
  3. anybody who is anybody
  4. anybody who is anyone
  5. anybody who's anybody
  6. anybody who's anyone
  7. anybody'd
  8. anybody's
  9. anybody's guess
  10. anybuddy
  11. anybudy

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