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anyone who's anyone

anyone 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 anyone who's anyone

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

Words near anyone who's anyone in the dictionary

  1. anyone
  2. anyone else
  3. anyone who is anybody
  4. anyone who is anyone
  5. anyone who's anybody
  6. anyone who's anyone
  7. anyone's guess
  8. anyones
  9. anyonic
  10. anyons
  11. anyphaenid

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