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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Figurant \Fig"u*rant'\ (? 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.
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