A person who is not known; an unfamiliar or unidentified individual. Also (esp. in later use): a person who is not widely-known, famous, or…

figurative and in figurative contexts. A person or thing of little value, status, power, etc.; a servile agent, a minion. Now chiefly: a person or…

a nothing or nobody.

figurative and extended uses denoting a person or thing regarded as inferior or of little importance. A person regarded as of little importance or…

Phrases: a feather in the cap, hat: a decoration, mark of honour, literal and figurative (also elliptical); also †the badge of a fool; hence †Jack w…

A person of no importance, authority, or social position.

Apparently: a person of little account, significance, or experience. Obsolete. rare.

The unripe pod of a pea. Also applied contemptuously to persons. Obsolete exc. archaic.

figurative and in figurative contexts. Something weak, feeble, or insignificant. Also with reference to a person. Cf. rushlight, n. 1a.

An insignificant person. Obsolete. rare.

A person regarded as being insignificant, unintelligent, or beneath consideration; a nonentity.

A person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; a characterless, unimportant, or insignificant person or thing.

Horse Racing. The lightest weight allowed by the rules to be carried by a horse in a handicap. Hence sometimes applied to the rider.

An undergrown or insignificant person.

A diminutive, insignificant, or contemptible person. Now frequently in wee nyaff.

a person or thing of relatively small importance or significance; esp. in small fish in a big pond and variants: a person or thing regarded as…

A person of no account or importance; an insignificant, worthless person.

a person or thing of relatively little importance or significance, esp. in little fish in a big pond (and variants): a person or thing regarded as…

colloquial (originally U.S.). A small, unintelligent, or unimportant person (see also quots. 1945, 1968).

colloquial (originally U.S.). A common or ordinary person or thing.

(a) dialect and slang, break of day, very early morning; also plural; (b) rare a person of no consequence.

colloquial. (A name for) an ordinary or insignificant, or a foolish or incompetent, man.

colloquial. An insignificant person or thing; a youngster.

An insignificant or ineffectual person; a nobody; a nonentity.

Australian slang (derogatory) = pie eater, n.

Someone of no account, a ‘cipher’ or fool. colloquial and slang (chiefly Australian).

colloquial (originally U.S.). An unimportant or insignificant person. Cf. biggie, n. 1a.

= no-account, n.

A person of no importance or consequence; a worthless or insignificant person; a nobody, a nonentity.

colloquial. An easily influenced person; one who is inconsequential, timid, or weak.

Now historical. In extended use.

An insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person; a person who is boringly conventional or studious. Now also: spec. a person who pursues an…

A person or thing of no importance, value, or substance. Now esp.: something which, contrary to expectations, turns out to be insignificant or…

A foolish, objectionable, or insignificant person.

A person who is regarded as non-existent or unimportant, or who is not considered as a person for purposes of entitlement to rights, etc.; an…

A person considered to be of no account; a nobody, a failure.