the third person
noun/ðə ˌθɜːd ˈpɜːsn/
/ðə ˌθɜːrd ˈpɜːrsn/
[singular]- (grammar) a set of pronouns and verb forms used by a speaker to refer to other people and things
- ‘They are’ is the third person plural of the verb ‘to be’.
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- a way of writing a novel in which the narrator (= person telling the story) is not involved in the story but knows everything about it and tells the story using third person forms
- in the third person The story is told in the third person.
compare first person, second person
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the third person