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person unknown

person unknown noun: an individual yet to identified.

Noun

person unknown (plural persons unknown)

  1. An individual yet to identified.

Forms of person unknown

pluralpersons unknown

Questions about person unknown

What does person unknown mean?
Person unknown means an individual yet to identified.
What part of speech is person unknown?
Person unknown is a noun.
What is the plural of person unknown?
The plural of person unknown is persons unknown.

Words near person unknown in the dictionary

  1. person in the street
  2. person in the streets
  3. person of interest
  4. person of ordinary skill in the art
  5. person under train
  6. person unknown
  7. person up
  8. person-day
  9. person-days
  10. person-hour
  11. person-hours

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