" people "

[Noun]  | "peo*ple" | \ ˈpē-pəl \

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

Origin: 13th century ;

 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;

  * Note : There is some reason to believe that that the original meaning of populus in Latin was "band of armed citizens, army"—compare the old title magister populī borne by the dictātor, a magistrate given plenary powers in times of emergency, such as an invasion; and the denominal verb populārī "to ravage, plunder." The meaning "army" has also been attributed to uses of Umbrian poplu in the Iguvine Tables. A parallel sense progression ("armed force" > "multitude, throng") is evident in English {host:4|host:4} and its congeners. On the other hand, the sense "mass of a community, the people" is well-attested inscriptionally and in Old Latin authors such as Ennius, so that the meaning "band of soldiers," if it existed, was effectively lost at an early date. The further etymology of populus is unknown, though both Indo-European and Etruscan origins are proffered; a number of hypotheses are summarized by Margaret Watmough in Studies in the Etruscan Loanwords in Latin (Florence, 1997), pp. 69-81.;

[Noun]  | "people mover" 

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

Origin: 1968 ;

[Noun]  | "people pleaser" 

1: someone or something that pleases or wants to please people; often : a person who has an emotional need to please others often at the expense of his or her own needs or desires

Origin: 1550 ;

[Noun]  | "people carrier" 

1: a small van : minivan

[Noun]  | "people person" 

1: someone who enjoys being with or talking to other people

[Noun]  | "people skills" 

1: the ability to work with or talk to other people in an effective and friendly way

[Verb]  | "people" 

1: to supply or fill with people

2: to dwell in : inhabit

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English peuplien, peoplen, in part borrowed from Anglo-French popler, poepler (derivative of pople, people {see: |people:1|people:1}), in part derivative of peple, people {see: |people:1|people:1};

[Geographical name]  | "People's Republic of China" 

[Idiom]  | "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" 

1: —used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults

[Plural noun]  | "beautiful people" 

1: wealthy or famous people whose lifestyle is usually expensive and well-publicized

Origin: 1950 ;

[Plural noun]  | "people" 

[Plural noun]  | "(the) people" 

[Verb]  | "people" 

[Noun]  | "beautiful people" 

[Noun]  | "little people" 

[Noun]  | "point people" 

[Noun]  | "businesspeople"