figurant

English

Noun

figurant (plural figurants)

1. An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.

Related terms

• figurante

Translations

An actor or dancer in the background

• Bulgarian: статист (bg) m (statist)
• Ukrainian: фігура́нт m (fihuránt), фігура́нтка f (fihurántka)

Catalan

Verb

figurant

1. gerund of figurar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant. By surface analysis, figureren +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfi.ɣyˈrɑnt/

• Audio:

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Noun

figurant m (plural figuranten, diminutive figurantje n, feminine figurante)

1. (theater, movies) extra
2. (figurative) irrelevant person, bit player

Related terms

• figureren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: figuran

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

figurant

1. present participle of figurer

Etymology 2

Nominalized present participle.

Noun

figurant m (plural figurants, feminine figurante)

1. (film) extra
2. (theater) bit player

Descendants

• → Dutch: figurant
• → Turkish: figüran

Further reading

• “figurant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Latin

Verb

figūrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of figūrō

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈɡu.rant/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -urant
• Syllabification: fi‧gu‧rant

Noun

figurant m pers (female equivalent figurantka)

1. (politics) figurehead, puppet, stooge (person in a nominal position of leadership but with no actual power)
2. (theater) bit player, extra

   Synonym: statysta

Declension

Declension of figurant

	singular	plural
nominative	figurant	figuranci/figuranty (deprecative)
genitive	figuranta	figurantów
dative	figurantowi	figurantom
accusative	figuranta	figurantów
instrumental	figurantem	figurantami
locative	figurancie	figurantach
vocative	figurancie	figuranci

Further reading

• “figurant”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “figurant”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant.

Noun

figurant m (plural figuranți)

1. (film) extra

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	figurant	figurantul	figuranți	figuranții
genitive-dative	figurant	figurantului	figuranți	figuranților
vocative	figurantule		figuranților