der/die Dritte
Translation
third person, third party
Examples
Ein Dritter darf das nicht wissen.
A third party must not know that.
Sie kam als Dritte ins Ziel.
She finished third.
Grammar Patterns
as the third (one) as the third one He finished as the third one.
Similar Words
Synonyms: outsider; Antonyms: participant
Etymology
From the ordinal number 'drei' (three). It is a nominalised adjective.
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'third person' in a situation or conversation, an outsider.