non-performer
noun[C]
(alsononperformer)uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈfɔː.mər/us/ˌnɑːn.pɚˈfɔːr.mɚ/non-performernoun[C](ENTERTAIN)
apersonwho does notperformas anactor,singer,dancer, ormusician:
He wasvotedinto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer.
Theawardisopentomusiciansand also nonperformers who have had aninfluenceon Americanmusic.
- Onememberof thegroupleftbecause her non-performerboyfriendobjectedto thecontentof the show.
- Thesongwriterandproducerwashonouredin the non-performercategory.
Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- actor
- actress
- all-star
- belly dancer
- body double
- cast
- chorus
- improviser
- juvenile lead
- leading lady
- leading man
- luvvy
- performer
- spear carrier
- stage name
- starlet
- stooge
- straight man
- superstar
- troupe
non-performernoun[C](DO)
someone or something that does notperformwell:
Wetrytosortout the goodworkersfrom the non-performers.
Shethinksthat I am a nonperformer who is only good at makingexcuses.
- Headteachers should beabletofirenonperformers ontheirstaff.
- I amsurprisedthat anyone canpraisethis non-performer.
Unsuccessful (people and things)
- abortive
- achiever
- be dead in the wateridiom
- botched
- counterproductive
- flatline
- frustrated
- futile
- go/get/head nowhereidiom
- inauspicious
- lame duck
- rope
- small-time
- small-timer
- stillborn
- struggling
- unavailing
- vain
- vainly
- washed up