Figurant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A member of a corps de ballet who does not perform solos.
  • n. A stage performer having no speaking part.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an actor in the background lacking an aural presence
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene, without taking a prominent part.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who dances in the figures of the ballet.
  • n. An accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say.
  • n. Hence One who figures in any scene without taking a prominent part.
    • Word Usage
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