third man

θɜrd mæn

third men

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Definition of third man - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

peopleadditional person involved in a situation or plot

He acted as the third man in the negotiation.

cricket position

TECH.

fielding position on the off side near boundary

TECH.

He was placed at third man for the final over.

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Expressions with third man

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third man argument

philosophical argument against Platonic Forms causing infinite regress

The third man argument challenges Plato's theory of Forms.

Expressions with third

third base

base that a runner must touch third in baseball

The player slid into third base just in time..

third string

group ranked lower in a hierarchy

She was part of the third string in the project.

third degree

intense questioning or interrogation

He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night..

third wheel

unwanted person joining a couple

She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.

third year running

adj.

happening for three consecutive years

She won the award for the third year running.

get the third degree

be intensely questioned or interrogated

After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.

Expressions with man

straw man

figure made of straw to scare birds

The farmer placed a straw man in the field.

front man

lead singer of a band

The front man energized the crowd with his dynamic performance..

sick man

person who is physically ill or unwell

The sick man stayed in bed all day.

broken man

emotionally devastated person due to hardships

After the loss, he became a broken man.

man of action

someone who prefers doing things rather than thinking or talking about them

He was known as a man of action, always leading the charge on new projects..

man's best friend

affectionate term for a dog

Dogs are often called man's best friend for their loyalty.

a giant of a man

very large or tall man

He was a giant of a man, towering over everyone.

be the bigger man

act maturely and avoid petty retaliation or arguments

He decided to be the bigger man and walked away.

clothes don't make the man

exp.

cannot judge person accurately by appearance or clothing

Clothes don't make the man, so look beyond his suit.

he's your man

exp.

he is the right person for the job

If you need help with computers, he's your man.

Examples of third man in a sentence

The third man provided crucial evidence in the case.
The captain placed a fielder at third man.
He was instructed to stand at third man.

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French:troisième homme, joueur de champ, ...
German:dritter Mann, Drittmann, ...
Italian:terza persona, ...
Spanish:tercera persona, tercera posición, ...
Portuguese:terceiro homem, posição de terceiro homem, ...
Chinese:第三人, 第三人位, ...
Japanese:第三者, サードマン, ...
Arabic:الشَّخْص الثّالِث, ثِيرْد مَان, ...
Hebrew:צַד שְׁלִישִׁי, ת׳ִירְד מַן, ...
Russian:третий человек, третий игрок, ...
Ukrainian:третя особа, третій гравець, ...
Hindi:तीसरा व्यक्ति, थर्ड मैन, ...
Bengali:তৃতীয় ব্যক্তি, থার্ড ম্যান, ...
Catalan:tercer home, tercera base, ...
Czech:prostředník, hráč na pozici u hranice na offové straně, ...
Danish:tredje mand, third man, ...
Dutch:derde persoon, third man, ...
Greek:επιπλέον άτομο, θέση τρίτου, ...
Hungarian:harmadikként bevont személy, harmadik ember pozíció, ...
Khmer:បុគ្គលទីបី, ទីតាំងអ្នកការពារនៅខាងអហ្វ ជិតព្រំដែនទីលាន, ...
Korean:제3자, 서드맨, ...
Persian:نفر سوم, موقعیت سوم, ...
Polish:trzeci człowiek, ...
Portuguese (BR):terceiro homem, ...
Romanian:a treia persoană, ...
Swedish:tredje man, gränsvakt, ...
Thai:คนที่สาม, ตำแหน่งที่สาม, ...
Turkish:üçüncü kişi, üçüncü adam, ...
Vietnamese:người thứ ba, vị trí cricket, ...

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