figurant

[fig-yuh-rant, -rahnt; Fr. fee-gy-rahn]

noun

a ballet dancer who does not perform solo.

a performer with no spoken lines.

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figurant (ˈfɪɡjʊrənt)

—n
1.	a ballet dancer who does group work but no solo roles
2.	theatre a minor character, esp one who does not speak

[C18: from French, from figurer to represent, appear, figure]

figurante

—*fem n*

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