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

Recent Examples of nonperson from the Web

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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