ˈevrēˌbādē, ˈevriˌbädi, ˈevrəˌb- sometimes -(ˌ)bəd-, chiefly in substand or rapid speech ˈevə(r)(ˌ)b- pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from every (I) + body
1. : every person : everyone
everybody must do what his conscience dictates
a theory arguing that everybody is motivated by self-interest
2.
a. : every person forming part of a particular group
there is a seat for everybody in the room
— usually referred to by the third person singular
everybody is bringing his own lunch
but sometimes by a plural personal pronoun
everybody had made up their minds
b. : every person considered worthwhile (as in a particular group or in society)
everybody will be there