bit part
nounEtymology From bit + part.
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Acting, Broadcasting, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, Media, Television, Theater A minor role, generally not assigned a name.
- 2005, Most of her work, however, consisted of bit parts. She often was cast in movies credited only as "flower vendor," "warden" or "suntan lady," — 'Five Easy Pieces' waitress dead at 85, CNN online.
- Related terms
- bit player