people

/pˈipəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   “old people”
2. the body of citizens of a state or country
   “the Spanish people”
3. members of a family line
   “his people have been farmers for generations”
4. the common people generally
   “separate the warriors from the mass”

verb

1. fill with people
   “Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes”
2. furnish with people
   “The plains are sparsely populated”

Synonyms for people

• citizenry
• multitude
• masses
• mass
• hoi polloi
• the great unwashed

Words that rhyme with people

• businesspeople
• steeple
• townspeople
• chairpeople
• congresspeople
• craftspeople
• laypeople
• salespeople
• seiple
• spokespeople
• teeple