"figurant" meaning in Dutch

See figurant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌfi.ɣyˈrɑnt/ Audio: Nl-figurant.ogg Forms: figuranten [plural], figurantje [diminutive, neuter], figurante [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from French figurant. By surface analysis, figureren + -ant. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|figurant}} French figurant, {{surf|nl|figureren|-ant}} By surface analysis, figureren + -ant Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=figurante}} figurant m (plural figuranten, diminutive figurantje n, feminine figurante)
  1. (theater, movies) extra Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-figurant-nl-noun-yN7nj4x7 Categories (other): Theater, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (figurative) irrelevant person, bit player Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-figurant-nl-noun-fMYTyoZS Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -ant Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -ant: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: figureren
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