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person of color vs someone

someone vs person of color

person of color and someone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person of color Yes No No No
someone Yes No No No
As nouns, someone is a hypernym of person of color; that is, someone is a word with a broader meaning than person of color:
  • person of color: (formal) any non-European non-white person
  • someone: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of person of color include individual, mortal, person, somebody, soul.
person of color (noun) someone (noun)
(formal) any non-European non-white person a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Difference between person of color and someone

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