Definition of Third person

1. Noun. Pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur.

Generic synonyms: Person

Definition of Third person

1. Noun. (&lit third person) ¹

2. Noun. (linguistics with '''the''') The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience. ¹

3. Noun. (grammar) the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include ''he'', ''she'', ''it'', ''one'', ''they'', and ''who''. ¹

4. Noun. A form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person. ¹

5. Noun. (legal) Someone not associated with a particular matter; a third party. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Third Person

third man
third men
third molar
third normal form
third occipital nerve
third officer
third order stream
third ovary
third parties
third party
third party processor
third penny
third period
third peroneal muscle
third person (current term)
third power
third rail
third rails
third rate
third sacker
third session
third slip
third slips
third sound
third stage of labour
third stomach
third string
third temporal convolution

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