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Webster 1913 Edition
Figurant
Fig′u-rantˊ
(? or ?)
, Noun.
masc.
[F., prop. p. pr. of
figurer
figure, represent, make a figure.] One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene, without taking a prominent part.