figurant

figurant (plural figurants)

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

• figurante

figurant

1. gerund of figurar

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌfi.ɣyˈrɑnt/

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

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

• figureren

• IPA^(key): /fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃/

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

figurant

1. present participle of figurer

Nominalized present participle.

figurant m (plural figurants, feminine figurante)

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

• → Dutch: figurant
• → Turkish: figüran

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

figūrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of figūrō

Borrowed from French figurant.

• IPA^(key): /fiˈɡu.rant/

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

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

• figurant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• figurant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French figurant.

figurant m (plural figuranți)

1. (film) extra