noncharacter
1 of 2noun
non·char·ac·ter ˌnän-ˈker-ik-tər 
-ˈka-rik-
1
: a person or thing that is not a character
distinguishing characters from noncharacters in scanned text
2
: a character in a dramatic or literary work who is not important or interesting
She's onstage the rest of the time as the ship's communications officer, one of the background noncharacters.
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Sam Hurwittnoncharacter
2 of 2adjective
: not of, relating to, being, or involving a character or characters
a noncharacter narrator
noncharacter animation
also : not associated with a character (as from a movie) for product promotion
noncharacter toys/branding
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1922, in the meaning defined above
- one thing is sure
- one tired puppy
- one too many
- one way or another
- one would think
- one would think that
- one's a game
- one's age is catching up to one
- one's ass off
- one's betters
- one's brain turns into mush
- one's brain turns into/to mush
- one's brain turns to mush
- one's conscience pricks
- one's conscience pricks (oneself)
- one's conscience pricks oneself
- one's elders and betters
- one's eyes fall on
- one's face falls
- one's face lights up
- one's head off
- one's heart bleeds for
- one's heart is (just) not in something
- one's heart is just not in something
- one's heart is not in something