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third-party

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a third party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to a third party.

Of products, created or published by an independent publisher or manufacturer or its internal development teams, as opposed to first-party and second-party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: hardware

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Examples

  • a third-party video game; a third-party character; third-party hardware

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To intervene in a fight between two players or teams, often allowing one to easily defeat both (sometimes seen as unfair).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tiers — Translations
  • Georgian: მესამე მხარის (mesame mxaris) — Translations
  • Georgian: მესამე პირის (mesame ṗiris) — Translations
  • Georgian: გარეშე პირის (gareše ṗiris) — Translations
  • German: von Dritten — Translations
  • Polish: zewnętrzny — Translations
  • Romanian: terț — Translations
  • Turkish: üçüncü şahsa ait — Translations
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