thin person

/θɪn ˌpʌrsn/
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Other forms: thin persons

Definitions of thin person
  1. noun
    a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
    synonyms: scrag, skin and bones
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    antonyms:
    fat person
    a rotund individual
    types:
    spindlelegs, spindleshanks
    a thin person with long thin legs
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
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