bit player

noun

: a person who performs a very small role in a play or movie

Examples of bit player in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheridan is another regular bit player who’s been getting steady work for a quarter-century now. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026

And two seasons in, the Miami Heat 7-footer at times has been both essential contributor in Erik Spoelstra’s rotations and low-minutes bit player. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026

Siemaszko was a regular bit player in the ’80s and ’90s, appearing in Back to the Future (1985) before taking lead roles in Three O’Clock High (1987) and Breaking In (1989). — Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

The head of China’s Communist Party may resent Putin’s reduction of its Russian counterpart—the country’s second-largest party—to the status of another bit player in Russia’s rubber-stamping parliament. — Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025

Many who had encountered Karzai in the 1990s were amazed at his rapid elevation from bit player to world-charmer. — Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016

Rhymes for bit player

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer