nonperson

noun

non·per·son | \ ˌnän-ˈpər-sᵊn

Definition of nonperson

: a person who is regarded as nonexistent: such as

a : unperson

b : one having no social or legal status

Examples of nonperson in a Sentence

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Mirroring the Scientology custom whereby anyone who badmouths the church is ostracized as a nonperson, the practice smacks of a cult. — WSJ, "Notable & Quotable: Banished," 23 Jan. 2019 Trotsky, for example, who had become a nonperson, is vivid in the book. — Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, "What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?," 29 Sep. 2017 No memoir captures the human damage better than scriptwriter Walter Bernstein’s humane and entertaining account of his 11 years as a nonperson in Hollywood and New York. — WSJ, "Five Best: Glenn Frankel," 24 Feb. 2017

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