nonperformer
noun
non·per·form·er
ˌnän-pər-ˈfȯr-mər 
-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.—
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Tampa Bay TimesIn the business world, nonperformers [=businesspeople who perform their jobs poorly] are shown to the door without ceremony.—Business Week
Business Week… nonperformers are loans on which interest payments are in arrears, usually by 60 days or more …—Business Week
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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
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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
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“Nonperformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonperformer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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