第三者(だいさんしゃ)

だいさんしゃ
noun
third party; outsider
1. third party; outsider; uninvolved person
A person who is not directly involved in a situation, dispute, or transaction between two parties. Often implies objectivity or neutrality.
第三者(だいさんしゃ)の意見(いけん)を聞(き)こう。
Let's hear a third party's opinion.
この問題(もんだい)は第三者(だいさんしゃ)に判断(はんだん)してもらった方(ほう)がいい。
It would be better to have a third party judge this issue.
個人(こじん)情報(じょうほう)が第三者(だいさんしゃ)に漏(も)れないように管理(かんり)する。
We manage personal information so that it doesn't leak to third parties.

Literally "third person" in the sense of a party outside a two-sided relationship. Common in legal, business, and everyday contexts where an objective or uninvolved perspective is relevant.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 第三者(だいさんしゃ)委員会(いいんかい): third-party committee
  • 第三者(だいさんしゃ)機関(きかん): third-party organization
  • 第三者(だいさんしゃ)の立場(たちば): a third party's standpoint
  • 第三者(だいさんしゃ)に提供(ていきょう)する: to provide to a third party
  • 第三者(だいさんしゃ)から見(み)れば: from a third party's perspective

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 部外者(ぶがいしゃ): outsider — emphasizes being excluded from a group
  • 当事者(とうじしゃ): party concerned — the opposite; someone directly involved
  • 傍観者(ぼうかんしゃ): bystander; onlooker — watching without participating
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