figurant[noun]Synonyms: dancer, ballerina, ballet girl, coryphée, dancing girl, danseur, danseuse, figurante, hoofer
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figurant noun.
[figyr (pl. same), 'fɪgjʊr(ǝ)nt] Fem. figurante
[-:t (pl. same), -(ǝ)nt].
L18.[French, pres. ppl adjective of figurer FIGURE verb: see -ANT1.]1. A ballet-dancer. Now
rare or
obsolete.
L18.2. A supernumerary actor in a play; a (freq. non-dancing) performer with a supporting role in a ballet.
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