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

Midway through the book, for no apparent reason, Ms. Doucet starts referring to herself in the third person.

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A third person addressed their comment to Instagram, writing, “why is this person allowed to continually post videos of himself assaulting/harassing people? It’s distressing and disgusting and unlawful. @instagram Please make him go away.”

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The BBC understands the man was initially detained on 6 August and was removed on 19 September, becoming the third person to be sent to France under the scheme.

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Occasionally the movie does offer up a pleasing little nugget about the creative process, as when Springsteen changes a lyric from the third person to the first: There is glory in such little adjustments.

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That means he was either the second or third person to be sent to France.

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