figurant
/ˈfɪɡjərənt/
noun
- A performer who has a small, non-speaking role in a play, movie, or ballet; an extra.
- The director hired several figurants to fill the background of the ballroom scene.
- She started her career as a figurant in the opera before landing a speaking part.
- The figurants stood quietly in the crowd while the lead actors delivered their lines.
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