Definition of "first person" [first person]

• The grammatical category of forms that designate a speaker or writer referring to himself or herself. Examples of forms in the first person include English pronouns such as I and we and verb forms such as Spanish hablo "I speak.” (noun)
• A discourse or literary style in which the narrator recounts his or her own experiences or impressions using such forms: a novel written in the first person. (noun)

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• "Scott Crossfield, the Edwards test pilot whom Armstrong came in 1955 to replace, became the first person to fly at Mach 2."
• "The first person whose family Gold tried to find was David McAllan."
• "The only way to become a barometer is to be the first person to marry a baronette."