The Collaborative International Dictionary
Figurant
Figurant \Fig"u*rant`\ (? or ?), n. masc. [F., prop. p. pr. of figurer figure, represent, make a figure.] 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.
Wiktionary
figurant
n. An (l en actor) in the (l en background) lacking an (l en aural) (l en presence).
Usage examples of "figurant".
Incandenza had hired the officers as lineless figurant background-extra cops for both Dial C for Con cupiscence and Three Cheers for Cause and Effect.