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Figurant
Webster's Dictionary
(n. masc.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Figurant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/figurant.html. 1828.