nonperformer

noun

non·​per·​form·​er ˌnän-pər-ˈfȯr-mər How to pronounce nonperformer (audio)
-pə-
plural nonperformers
: a person or thing that does not perform
… workshops designed to help aspiring and practicing performers and nonperformers understand the artistic process and to develop practical skills.Tampa Bay Times
In the business world, nonperformers [=businesspeople who perform their jobs poorly] are shown to the door without ceremony.Business Week
nonperformers are loans on which interest payments are in arrears, usually by 60 days or more …Business Week

Examples of nonperformer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
For a nonperformer to take this powerful a character into the public realm — to be channeling a mystical element of herself, and perhaps all of us, in broad daylight — has been an adventure. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2021 Bartholomew was inducted in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2009 and as a nonperformer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonperformer was in 1654

Dictionary Entries Near nonperformer

Cite this Entry

“Nonperformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonperformer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!