bit player

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noun

an actor having a very small speaking part in a play, motion picture, etc.

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RELATED WORDS

extra, mute, supernumerary

Nearby words

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for bit player

For all its anguishing, the Court is actually a bit-player here.
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The bit-player in the robot suit was clearly as mad as a hatter.
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