figurant
English
Noun
figurant (plural figurants)
- An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.
Catalan
Verb
figurant
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French figurant. Surface analysis figureren + -ant.
Pronunciation
Noun
figurant m (plural figuranten, diminutive figurantje n, feminine figurante)
- (theater, movies) extra
- (figurative) irrelevant person, bit player
Related terms
French
Verb
figurant
Noun
figurant m (plural figurants)
Further reading
- “figurant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) figūrant
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