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no one

or no-one

pronoun

no person; not anyone; nobody: No one is home.

Origin of no one

First recorded in 1595–1605

usage note for no one

See each.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH no one

nobody no one none

Words nearby no one

no man's land, no matter, no matter how you slice it, no news is good news, no offense, no one, no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the american people, no pain, no gain, no picnic, no problem, no rest for the weary

Example sentences from the Web for no-one

The absurdity of the prefix is immediately clear in that no-one ever speaks of “working fathers.”

The New Right-Wing Idol: Working Moms |Tim Teeman |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Heartbreaking it was, but no-one can deny the courage of the U.S. football team, and the passion of their supporters.

Home of the (Footballing) Brave: The U.S. Bested Britain in World Cup Spirit |Emma Woolf |July 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“No-one, of whatever age, should ever have to witness what we saw,” one refugee writes.

Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus |Katie Baker |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I have written before that no-one is suggesting that William become a vegetarian.

Prince William's Bloodsports Problem |Tom Sykes |February 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

An elderly ‘coloured’ woman said, to no-one in particular, “No, that little boy has nothing to worry about.”

South Africa Kicks Off Week Of Mourning Mandela |Mark Gevisser |December 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Hervé asked every one he met whose dog it was; but they all said it was a strange dog come from No-where, and belonged to No-one.

The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts |Abbie Farwell Brown
No-one here: Goulding and I. Clean tables, flowers, mitres of napkins.

Ulysses |James Joyce
No-one can remain a Home Ruler when he understands the subject.

Ireland as It Is |Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
And no-one dared gainsay him, for he was a strong-willed, direct man, and he said he was a friend of this widow.

The Rainbow |D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
No-one bid against him, so they were knocked down to him for a crown.

Ditte: Girl Alive! |Martin Andersen Nexo

British Dictionary definitions for no-one

no-one

no one

pronoun

no person; nobody

undefined no-one

See everyone