Words for People

It is extracted from “English Vocabulary for beginning ESL Learners”
(McGraw-Hill, 2006). The definition of words comes from this book, but most of examples are created or changed by the author of “Breakthrough”.

bum: a person who makes no effort to succeed.
Jane says her ex-boyfriend is a lazy bum.
dude: a man who pay a lot of attention ton his clothes.
My boss is a handsome dude.
form of address to a friend ( slang)
“Dude, we’re having a party; come on over.”
a stranger (slang)
I was walking down the street and that dude started
talking to me.
guy: a boy or man ( informal)
I don’t like the guy over there.
He talks too much!
tomboy: a girl who likes to play boy’s games
My daughter is a real tomboy because she always plays with old brothers.
youth: a young man /young people
One of the youths at the meeting is my neighbor.
The youth of today have many opportunities.
acquaintance: a person you have met but don’t know very well
An acquaintance of mine works in your office.
companion: a friend someone spends a lot of time with or live with
My niece and my son are good companions; they go everywhere
together.