ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Personnel', Synonyms of 'Personnel' & More on 'Personnel'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, backup, change, changeling, comparison, copy, counterfeit, crew, deputy, double, dummy, employees, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, fake, fighting force, fill-in, firepower, force, forces, gang, ghost, ghostwriter, hands, help, hired help, imitation, locum tenens, makeshift, men, metaphor, metonymy, next best thing, phony, pinch hitter, proxy, relief, replacement, representative, reserves, retinue, ringer, second string, secondary, servantry, sign, spares, staff, stand-in, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, superseder, supplanter, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, the big battalions, the help, third string, token, troops, understudy, units, utility player, vicar, vice-president, vice-regent, work force

Dictionary Results for personnel:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

personnel
    n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is
         necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn:
         force, personnel]
    2: the department responsible for hiring and training and
       placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
       management [syn: personnel department, personnel office,
       personnel, staff office]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Personnel \Per`son`nel"\, n. [F. See Personal.]
   The body of persons employed in some public service, as the
   army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.
   [1913 Webster] person-to-person

Common Misspellings >