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person in the street

person in the street noun: a man in the street.

Noun

person in the street (plural people in the street)

  1. A man in the street.
    • Several person-in-the-street interviews are done to gather opinions on the relationship of gays and lesbians to the church.1981 April 4, Steve Owens, “We Are God's Children Too”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Forms of person in the street

pluralpeople in the street

Questions about person in the street

What does person in the street mean?
Person in the street means a man in the street.
What part of speech is person in the street?
Person in the street is a noun.
What is the plural of person in the street?
The plural of person in the street is people in the street.

Words near person in the street in the dictionary

  1. person
  2. Person County
  3. person deprived of liberty
  4. person from Porlock
  5. person having ordinary skill in the art
  6. person in the street
  7. person in the streets
  8. person of interest
  9. person of ordinary skill in the art
  10. person under train
  11. person unknown

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