Fĭg'ū-ränt' or Fĭg'ū-ränte', n. m.

Fĭg'ū-ränt', n. m. Fĭg'ū-ränte', n. f. [Fr., properly p. pr. of figurer, to figure, to represent, to make a figure, to appear, to dance in figures.] 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.