figurant

English

Noun

figurant (plural figurants)

  1. An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.

Translations

Catalan

Verb

figurant

  1. gerund of figurar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant. By surface analysis, figureren + -ant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfi.ɣyˈrɑnt/
  • (file)

Noun

figurant m (plural figuranten, diminutive figurantje n, feminine figurante)

  1. (theater, movies) extra
  2. (figurative) irrelevant person, bit player

French

Etymology

From figurer.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

figurant m (plural figurants, feminine figurante)

  1. (film) extra
  2. (theater) bit player

Descendants

  • Dutch: figurant

Participle

figurant

  1. present participle of figurer

Further reading

Latin

Verb

figūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of figūrō

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈɡu.rant/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -urant
  • Syllabification: fi‧gu‧rant

Noun

figurant m pers (female equivalent figurantka)

  1. (politics) figurehead, puppet, stooge (person in a nominal position of leadership but with no actual power)
  2. (theater) bit player, extra
    Synonym: statysta

Declension

Further reading

  • figurant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • figurant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French figurant.

Noun

figurant m (plural figuranți)

  1. (film) extra

Declension

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