people person

noun

: someone who enjoys being with or talking to other people

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People joke about being a dog person or a people person. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 Indeed, Hord was regarded as first and foremost a people person. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 The adoring columns touting Wu as a people person have already begun. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Bryant describes herself as a people person, someone who can strike up a conversation anywhere and leave knowing someone's life story. — Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for people person

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“People person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/people%20person. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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