-person
suffix /-pɜː.sən/
/-pɝː-/ Definition
› used to combine with nouns to form new nouns referring to the particular job or duty that someone has. It is often used instead of -man or -woman to avoid making an unnecessary statement about the sex of the particular person: spokesperson chairperson business peopleMen and womenKinds of menKinds of women
(Definition of -person suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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