nonplayer

ˌnɑnˈpleɪər

Definition

Definition of nonplayer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

on the sidelines

Rare

person not participating in a game or sport

Rare

She was a nonplayer in the basketball match.

bystander

spectator

gaming

TECH.

character in a game controlled by the computer

TECH.

The nonplayer gave us a quest to complete.

bot

NPC

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Origin of nonplayer

Latin, non (not) + player (actor)

Examples of nonplayer in a sentence

The nonplayer was cheering loudly for her friends.
The nonplayer blocked our path unexpectedly.
We traded items with the nonplayer at the market.

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French:non-joueur, personnage non-joueur, ...
German:Nichtspieler, Nicht-Spieler, ...
Italian:spettatore, personaggio controllato dal computer, ...
Spanish:espectador, personaje controlado por la computadora, ...
Portuguese:não participante, NPC, ...
Chinese:旁观者, 非玩家角色, ...
Japanese:非参加者, ノンプレイヤー, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُشارِك, شَخْصِيَّةٌ غَيْرُ لَاعِبَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מִשְׁתַּתֵּף, דְּמוּת מְשָׂחָק מְמֻחְשֶׁבֶת, ...
Russian:наблюдатель, неигровой персонаж, ...
Ukrainian:неучасник, неігровий персонаж, ...
Hindi:गैर-खिलाड़ी, कंप्यूटर नियंत्रित पात्र, ...
Bengali:ননপ্লেয়ার, অখেলোয়াড়, ...
Catalan:no jugador, personatge no jugador, ...
Czech:nehrající, NPC, ...
Danish:ikke-spiller, computerstyret karakter, ...
Dutch:niet-speler, NPC, ...
Greek:μη παίκτης, χαρακτήρας ελεγχόμενος από τον υπολογιστή, ...
Hungarian:cserejátékos, nem játékos karakter, ...
Khmer:អ្នកមិនចូលរួមលេង, តួអង្គក្នុងហ្គេមដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយកុំព្យូទ័រ, ...
Korean:비참가자, 비플레이어, ...
Persian:غیربازیکن, شخصیت غیر بازیکن, ...
Polish:osoba niegrająca, postać niezależna, ...
Portuguese (BR):não-jogador, NPC, ...
Romanian:spectator, NPC, ...
Swedish:icke-spelare, NPC, ...
Thai:ผู้ไม่เล่น, ตัวละครที่ไม่ใช่ผู้เล่น, ...
Turkish:oyuncu olmayan, NPC, ...
Vietnamese:người không tham gia, NPC, ...

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