a boy who appears in a scene, play, etc., but takes no part in it; (also) a boy who helps manage the stage props.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actor playing specific type of part > with little or nothing to say (13) property boy1685 a boy who appears in a scene, play, etc., but takes no part in it; (also) a boy who helps manage the stage props. supernumerary1755 In spec. use, applied to a person. Theatre. A person outside a regular acting company who is employed to appear on stage in a non-speaking role; an… walking gentleman1769 (a) Theatre a male actor playing a small part with little or no speaking (cf. sense 7) (historical); †(b) a man who has either no need or no… walking lady1769 Theatre. Designating an actor playing a small part with little or no speaking. Cf. walk-on, adj. 1. Now historical. figurant1775 A supernumerary character on the stage who takes no prominent part, and has little or nothing to say. statist1807 A supernumerary actor; = supernumerary, n. 2c. showgirl?1836 A female performer who sings and dances in variety acts, musicals, or similar shows. super1838 A person employed on a casual basis to perform a non-speaking or other minor part in the theatre, a film, or (now more usually) an opera or… walker-on1876 = walk-on, n. 1b. property child1885 a child who appears in a scene, play, etc., but takes no part in the action. supe1885 = supernumerary, n.; esp. a theatrical extra. walk-on1923 Theatre and Film. An actor who has a walk-on part; = walker-on n. at walker, n.1 5c. spear-carrier1960 a carrier of a spear, a spearman: transferred as (a) originally Theatre slang, an actor with a walk-on part; hence, an unimportant participant; (b)… |
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