third person

[thurd pur-suhn]

noun

1. the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one third person singular or ones third person plural being addressed.

2. a pronoun or verb form in the third person, as she or goes in English, or a set of such forms.

third person

noun

1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to objects or individuals other than the speaker or his addressee(s)

Word History and Origins

Origin of third person¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

A third person, a man thought to be the suspect, died after being shot by police.

From BBC

A third person, a man believed to be the offender, was shot by police and is also believed to be dead.

From BBC

The two are so quiet and shy that it might take a third person to get them to speak up.

From Los Angeles Times

Driver is the third person in six months with the "director of communications" title to leave Downing Street.

From BBC

Defeating Álvarez in front of his fans, dominating most of the rounds and becoming just the third person to defeat Álvarez is more than enough to shout about with pride, but he didn’t.

From Los Angeles Times