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Meaning of "pod person" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POD PERSON

From the science-fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956; remade 1978) in which individual humans are replaced by alien replicas grown in giant pods.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POD PERSON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POD PERSON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pod person is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POD PERSON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pod person in the English dictionary

The definition of pod person in the dictionary is a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POD PERSON

pod
pod people
podagra
podagral
podagric
podagrical
podagrous
podal
podalic
podargus
podcast
podcaster
podcasting
podded
poddie
poddies
podding
poddle
poddy
poddy-dodger

WORDS THAT END LIKE POD PERSON

Anderson
Carson
chairperson
draftsperson
Emerson
first person
first-person
Henderson
in person
Jefferson
lay person
Macpherson
McPherson
Paterson
person
Peterson
salesperson
Sanderson
spokesperson
third person
tradesperson

Synonyms and antonyms of pod person in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pod person» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POD PERSON

Find out the translation of pod person to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pod person from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pod person» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吊舱人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pod persona
570 millions of speakers

English

pod person
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फली व्यक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جراب شخص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стручок человек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pod pessoa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পড ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pod personne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang pod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pod Person
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポッド人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포드 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pod wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người pod
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நபர் நபர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉड व्यक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kapsül kişisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pod persona
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osoba pod
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стручок людина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

persoană pod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pod πρόσωπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pod persoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pod personen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pod person
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pod person

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POD PERSON»

The term «pod person» is used very little and occupies the 172.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POD PERSON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pod person» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pod person» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pod person

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POD PERSON»

Discover the use of pod person in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pod person and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Monster Parties and Games: Fifteen Film-Based Activities
The number of players determines the number of Character cards used: • 5players: 1 Human, 1 Doctor, 1 Pod Hunter, 2 Pod People • 6players: Add 1 Pod Person • 7players: Add 1 Pod Person & 1 Human • 8players: Add 1 Pod Person & 2 ...
Chris Kullstroem, 2009
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Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits
Nozick notes that the process that produces a pod-person from a human person does so in a way that permits no overlap—the act of translating a pod into human form shrivels up the human body of which it is a copy. The end of the human ...
Nicholas Agar, 2013
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Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
1996 W. Gibson Idoru 163: It was, the Belgian said, as though the city, in its convulsion and grief, had spontaneously and necessarily generated this hidden pocket universe of the soul. pod person n. [< pod, in Jack Finney's The Body ...
Jeff Prucher, 2007
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Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke
SOME YEARS AGO, I wrote about Dobson's foolish theory that the person from Porlock who fatally interrupted the composition of Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge was, in fact, some kind of pod person from a parallel Porlock beyond the ...
Frank Key
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Politics and Politicians in American Film
All this invites the audience to examine each character with suspicion: Will Becky become a pod-person? Has she become one already? Very much unlike The Day the Earth Stood Still, Invasion of the Body Snatchers asks the audience to ...
Phillip L. Gianos, 1999
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Fifty Key American Films
The kiss between Miles and Becky Driscoll towards the end of the film, and his revulsion as he realizes she has become a pod person, has been read as an indicator of emasculating femininity and symbolic of Miles' latent homosexuality – a ...
John White, Sabine Haenni, 2009
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American Science Fiction Film and Television
The kiss between Miles and Becky Driscoll towards the end of the film, and his revulsion as he realizes she has become a pod person, has been read as an indicator of emasculating femininity and symbolic of Miles's latent homosexuality —a ...
Lincoln Geraghty, 2009
8
What Would Emma Do?
“I wasn't a pod person,” I said, my voice getting louder. “Fine. You weren't a pod person. You were a onewoman rebel without a cause.” I lay back down on the windshield. We sat silently for a few minutes. The quiet didn't feel as comfortable as ...
Eileen Cook, 2008
9
Taking Chances: A Love Story
But still, a pod person and here was better than a crumbled, emotional basket case in Italy, wasn't it? This is what she was saying when Bianca interrupted/"No, Beth, it's not better.” She took a few deep breaths to center herself. “When I was in  ...
Mia Semuta, 2008
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Philosophical Explanations
The closest continuer theory is able to account for and explain the character's response in the film, and the audience's response to it, and also the response both would have if the film were altered as imagined, so that the pod person no longer ...
Robert Nozick, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POD PERSON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pod person is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Under the Dome' 3.06 Recap: “Always Cover Your Own Ass”
Norrie's mom (the one who's still alive) comes in and reveals that she's now a Pod Person as well. She takes Norrie away to get an X-ray ... «High-Def Digest, Jul 15»
2
Under The Dome: “Alaska”
Isn't it better to be a soulless pod person than a lifeless body? What do you mean, what's the difference? And you know that Frank Whaley is an ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
3
From the Newsroom: A long-term investment
In “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” as Dr. Bennell races into the streets to warn the people of what will happen if they don't act, a pod person ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Kat Stewart: 'I never thought I'd work again' after giving birth
“I would morph into a pod person and you'd never see me again,” the 42-year-old, who welcomed Archie with husband David Whiteley in ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
5
The 20 Worst Films Of 2015 So Far
... and racist undercurrent, such an oddly dour tone, and such inept storytelling that you suspect that McCarthy was replaced by a pod person. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
6
Under the Dome Recap 6/25/15: Season 3 Episode 1 & 2 Premiere …
Everyone from Chester's Mill is now a pod person of some sort. She finally finds Barbie. Her eyes fill with tears. Spikes come out of the rocks ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jun 15»
7
Greg Kesich: Information overload may be a conspiracy to dumb us …
Seven out of five people believe Greg Kesich is a pod person. Pass it on. d. angkor. I suspect you are right, Mr. Kesich. Important issues are ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
8
UAB might never be free, but could Ray Watts be a little more …
For the pod person, this was the logical conclusion of a deliberate process, one that involved months of deception and deflection, in addition to ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
9
Wayward Pines Review: A Weird And Wild Small Town Mystery
... and no mobile phone, Ethan's initial stay in Wayward Pines is troublesome, to say the least, especially since everyone around him acts like a pod person. «Cinema Blend, May 15»
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'Mad Men' Activates Rage, Nostalgia And A Classic Draper Move
... way, and though Don's wardrobe has evolved, he has found it difficult to take off his jacket and become just another McCann pod person. «Huffington Post, May 15»

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