In grammar, a statement in the third person is a statement about another person or thing, and not directly about yourself or about the person you are talking to. The subject of a statement like this is 'he', 'she', 'it', or a name or noun.
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third person in British English
noun
a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to objects or individuals other than the speaker or his or her addressee(s)
third person in American English
1. Grammar
a.
the form of a pronoun (as she) or verb (as is) that refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken of in a given utterance
b.
a category consisting of such forms
2.
narration characterized by the general use of such forms
Examples of 'third person' in a sentence
third person
He spoke of himself in the third person.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He often talks in the third person.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The third person to join a group is lucky for you.
The Sun (2009)
The court declined to address the question of whether the privilege applies when third persons are present.
Christianity Today (2000)
A third person involved does not want to be named.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There's a third person, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Does he have a third person in mind and, if so, what does that imply?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A Probably the first thing to do is to stop thinking of your weight as some kind of third person.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We are his puppets, going out in his place, but we also used to talk about him in the third person.