(-people, or ~s)
1.
~ is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved in something or can use something. People is not used in this way.
...two~ households.
...the spa’s 32~ staff.
...his 1971 one~ exhibition.
COMB in ADJ: ADJ n
2.
~ is added to nouns to form nouns which refer to someone who does a particular job or is in a particular group. ~ is used by people who do not want to use a term which indicates whether someone is a man or a woman. -people can also be used in this way.
...Mrs. Sahana Pradhan, chairperson of the United Leftist Front...
He had a staff of six salespeople working for him.
COMB in N-COUNT