How to pronounce figurant
American English pronunciation
FIG-yuh-rahnt
- IPA
- /ˈfɪɡjəˌɹɑnt/
- Syllables
- FIG · yuh · rahnt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What figurant means
A background dancer or stage extra with no lines
In a sentence: She began as a figurant at the back of the stage before she got a speaking part.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French and is related to the word figure.
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