"bit player" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bit players [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bit player (plural bit players)
  1. (theater, film) An actor who has a minor role in a production. Categories (topical): Film, Theater, Acting, People Synonyms (actor with a minor role): spear carrier, walk-on Translations (actor with a minor role): sivuosan esittäjä (Finnish), utilité [feminine] (French), Kleindarsteller [masculine] (German), Kleindarstellerin [feminine] (German), epizodista (Hungarian), figurante [masculine] (Italian), spalla [feminine] (Italian), figurant [masculine] (Polish), figurantka [feminine] (Polish), figurante (Portuguese), стати́ст (statíst) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bit_player-en-noun-Czwh64AW Disambiguation of Acting: 91 9 Disambiguation of People: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'actor with a minor role': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'actor with a minor role': 87 13
  2. (figuratively) An insignificant or unimportant person (in a particular situation). Tags: figuratively Translations (insignificant person): pikkutekijä (Finnish), petit joueur [masculine] (French), petite joueuse [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-bit_player-en-noun-X4AKSFP0 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'insignificant person': 9 91

Inflected forms

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