bit player
noun
an actor having a very small speaking part in a play, motion picture, etc.
Words nearby bit player
bit between one's teeth, bit by bit, bit gauge, bit key, bit part, bit player, bit rate, bit slice, bit stream, bit-mapped font, bit-mapped image
Origin of bit player
First recorded in 1935–40
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Examples from the Web for bit player
For all its anguishing, the Court is actually a bit-player here.
The bit-player in the robot suit was clearly as mad as a hatter.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner