fig|u|rant

fig|u|rant
fig|u|rant FIHG yuh rant», noun.
1. a ballet dancer, especially one who dances only as one of a group.
2. Theater. a character who appears in any scene without taking a prominent part; supernumerary.
[< French figurant, present participle of figurer to make a figure < Old French figure figure]

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