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person of colour vs someone

someone vs person of colour

person of colour and someone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person of colour Yes No No No
someone Yes No No No
As nouns, someone is a hypernym of person of colour; that is, someone is a word with a broader meaning than person of colour:
  • person of colour: (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 colour include individual, mortal, person, somebody, soul.
person of colour (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 colour and someone

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