walk-on

See also: walkon

English

Noun

walk-on (plural walk-ons)

A student athlete that wants to try out for a college sports/athletic team without the benefit of a scholarship or having been recruited.
An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.
(chiefly attributive) Such a part in a play or film.
One who arrives and boards transport (such as a train or ferry) without having booked in advance.

Derived terms

walk-on girl

Translations

college athlete wanting to join a team uninvited

actor with a small part

Bulgarian: статист m (statist)
Dutch: figurant (nl) m, nevenfiguur m or f
Finnish: sivuosan esittäjä
French: figurant (fr), comparse (fr) m or f
German: Statist (de) m, Statistin (de) f, Komparse (de) m
Hungarian: statiszta (hu)
Irish: aisteoir breise m, aisteoir mionpháirteanna m
Italian: figurante (it) m or f

Norwegian: statist (no)
Polish: statysta
Portuguese: figurante (pt) m or f
Russian: стати́ст (ru) m (statíst), стати́стка (ru) f (statístka)
Spanish: figurante
Swedish: statist (sv) c
Turkish: figüran (tr)

small part in a play or film

Dutch: nevenrol (nl) f
Finnish: sivuosa
French: figuration (fr) f

Hungarian: statisztaszerep
Italian: figurazione (it) f
Russian: нема́я роль f (nemája rolʹ)

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Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} ekstra (no)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} exceso (es)

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