bit player
- an actor having a very small speaking part in a play, motion picture, etc.
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Origin of bit player
First recorded in 1935–40
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Examples from the Web for bit player
Contemporary Examples
For all its anguishing, the Court is actually a bit-player here.
Historical Examples
The bit-player in the robot suit was clearly as mad as a hatter.
The Ego MachineHenry Kuttner