A nickname also can describe a person,place or thing.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Could you describe a person that you helped?

你能给我们形容一下你曾经帮助过的一个人吗？

我帮助过的人们 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I don't--I could describe you and start to think about you not as a person and language can be used for this.

我可以把你描述成，或想象成,不是一个人，而我可以利用语言做到这点。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time.

VOA: special.2010.03.28