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Definition of "figurant" [fig•u•rant]

  • A member of a corps de ballet who does not perform solos. (noun)
  • A stage performer having no speaking part. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "figurant" in a sentence
  • "Or nous sommes confrontés à un énorme problème d'opacité: nous sommes incapables d'évaluer la quantité de toxiques bancaires figurant encore au bilan des banques du fait du processus de titrisation"
  • "The deceased, who is never mentioned by name, appears as a mere figurant, or rather an onlooker."
  • "The plebiscite, undoubtedly, as well as the election of deputies to the Corps Legislatif are simply comedies; but, in these comedies, one rôle is as good as another and the duke of the old or new pattern, a mere figurant among hundreds and thousands of others, votes only once like the corner-grocer."