quidam

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noun

A nobody; a person of no importance.

OriginLatin quīdam →
UncommonFirst used 16th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounquidam (plural quidams)

plural quidams

  1. A nobody; a person of no importance.First known use 16th c.

    A quidam gallant determined upon a time to surprise both my house and my selfe.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12
    1 more example

    She singing a miserable ditty, a bead-roll of lamentable rhymes, strung together by this Quidam!—This Henley!

    1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. IV, letter 77

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crumbnonentity

Origin

  1. Latinquīdam
  2. Latinquīdam
  3. Englishquidam

Borrowed from Latin quīdam.

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APA

quidam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quidam

MLA

“quidam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quidam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quidam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quidam.

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