Meanings
nounbit player (plural bit players)
plural bit players
- figurativelyAn insignificant or unimportant person (in a particular situation).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn actor who has a minor role in a production.
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Translations
Finnish sivuosan esittäjä, pikkutekijä
- sivuosan esittäjäactor with a minor role
- pikkutekijäinsignificant person
French utilité, petit joueur
- utilitéactor with a minor role
- petit joueurinsignificant person
- petite joueuseinsignificant person
German Kleindarsteller, Kleindarstellerin
- Kleindarstelleractor with a minor role
- Kleindarstellerinactor with a minor role
Hungarian epizodista
- epizodistaactor with a minor role
Italian figurante, spalla
- figuranteactor with a minor role
- spallaactor with a minor role
Polish figurant, figurantka
- figurantactor with a minor role
- figurantkaactor with a minor role
- statystaactor with a minor role
- statystkaactor with a minor role
- figurantinsignificant person
- figurantkainsignificant person
- statystainsignificant person
- statystkainsignificant person
Portuguese figurante
- figuranteactor with a minor role
Russian стати́ст
- стати́ст (statíst)actor with a minor role
Spanish figurante
- figuranteactor with a minor role
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APA
bit player. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20player
MLA
“bit player.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20player. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bit player,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20player.
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