noncharacter

noun

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.

—Sam Hurwitt

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for noncharacter

• character