first-per·son
ˈfərs(t)-ˈpər-sᵊn 
variants
or less commonly first person
1
: of, relating to, or occurring in the first person
a first-person narrative
a first-person verb form
2
: experienced as if through the eyes of an avatar (as in a video game)
As 3-D first-person games evolved, … visual verisimilitude improved …—
Ian Bogost
Ian BogostWhen playing as the lead guitarist in first person mode players will see fans react to how they play.—Sean Michael
see also first-person shooter
Sean Michael1
a
: a set of linguistic forms (such as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur
b
: a linguistic form belonging to such a set
c
: reference of a linguistic form to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which it occurs
2
: a style of discourse marked by general use of verbs and pronouns of the first person
Examples of first-person in a Sentence
Noun
She always wrote in the first person.
The sentence “I was born in Maine” is written in the first person.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One pro-Moscow Telegram channel said Russian forces are using first-person view (FPV) drones with fiber optic cables to counter Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The news follows the streaming giant shutting down Team Blue, an in-house game developer thought to have been working on a high-budget first-person shooter, back in October.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
This is his first-person account of how a rough start after high school eventually led to a job at The Star and a redemptive moment while on assignment.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
His first-person stories include supersonic rides in eight separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
One pro-Moscow Telegram channel said Russian forces are using first-person view (FPV) drones with fiber optic cables to counter Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The news follows the streaming giant shutting down Team Blue, an in-house game developer thought to have been working on a high-budget first-person shooter, back in October.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025
This is his first-person account of how a rough start after high school eventually led to a job at The Star and a redemptive moment while on assignment.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“First-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-person. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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