people

/ˈpē-pəl/

Middle English peple, poeple, people, borrowed from Anglo-French pople, poeple, people (continental Old French pople, pueple), going back to Latin populus "a human community, people, nation, the people (transcending the individuals composing it), the general public," going back to Italic *poplo- (whence also Umbrian poplom), of uncertain origin

noun

  1. human beings making up a group or assembly or linked by a common interest

  2. human beings, persons —often used in compounds instead of persons —often used attributively

  3. the members of a family or kinship

verb

  1. to supply or fill with people

  2. to dwell in : inhabit

noun

  1. any of various rapid-transit systems (as of moving sidewalks or automated driverless cars) for shuttling people