personage

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun another word for person; a person not meriting identification
  2. noun a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

Etymology

From Middle French personnage, from Old French personage; by surface analysis, person + -age (compare French suffix -age).

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