Figurant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Figurant \Fig"u*rant`\ (? or ?), n. 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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