people

Definitions

1. noun

   More than one person.

   Examples

   • There were so many people at the restaurant last night.
   • These six people are waiting for the bus.
   ≈peeps≈lede≈leod
2. noun

   All the members of a nation, a country or another group.

   Examples

   • The Irish are a proud and friendly people.
   • They are an industrious people.
   ≈collective≈community≈congregation≈folk
3. noun

   A group of followers or subjects of a leader or ruler.

   Examples

   • The king spoke to his people.
   • The leader's people were tired after the long march.
   ≈fans≈groupies≈supporters
4. noun

   The workers or staff who work for you.

   Examples

   • I'll have my people call your people.
   • I have my people working on it.
5. noun

   Your family and relatives.

   Examples

   • My people come from a small village.
   • His people live out west.
   ≈kin≈kith≈folks
6. noun

   The ordinary citizens of a country.

   Examples

   • The people have stood up against the government.
   • The election is over and the people have spoken.
   ≈populace≈commoners≈citizenry
7. noun

   Human beings in general.

   Examples

   • People don't like it when you shout at them.
   • Teachers are people too.
8. verb

   To spend time with other people, in informal speech.

   Examples

   • I'm shy and I don't people well.
   • He doesn't people well, so give him some space.
9. verb

   To fill a place with people who live there.

   Examples

   • Settlers slowly peopled the new land.
   • Farmers peopled the valley within a generation.
10. verb

    To fill with people over time.

    Examples

    • The region peopled quickly once the railway arrived.
    • That coast peopled fast after gold was found.