figurante
Americannoun
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a ballerina who does not perform solo.
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a female performer with no spoken lines.
Example Sentences
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For Bessy is to the procession of Plough Monday what the leading figurante is to the opera or ballet, and dances about as gracefully as the hippopotami described by Dr. Livingstone.
From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.
My dear Friend, *** My exertions here have been incessant, for in whatever company I go, I am obliged to be the figurante of the circle.
From Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. by Turnbull, A.
Mademoiselle Prévost, alarmed at such a triumph, intrigued with such success that Mademoiselle de Camargo was soon forced to fall back to the position of a mere figurante.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
She was employed as a figurante in a small theatre.
From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys
The poor figurante must devote years of incessant toil to her profitless task before she can shine in it.
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel
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