non-person

non-person
[͵nɒnʹpɜ:s(ə)n] n
1) ирон. бывшая персона; некогда важное лицо, впавшее в немилость, снятое с поста и т. п.; ≅ он сейчас никто
2) человек, не стоящий внимания

for them servants are non-persons - для них прислуга - не люди


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