Meanings
nounwalk-on (plural walk-ons)
plural walk-ons
- broadcastingAn actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.
- attributiveSuch a part in a play or film.
Did you exchange / A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
1975, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, “Wish You Were Here”, in Wish You Were Here, performed by Pink Floyd - One who arrives and boards transport (such as a train or ferry) without having booked in advance.
If you have a walk-on ticket you can have a full refund before the date of travel without paying the usual £10 administration fee.
2020 March 25, “Network News: Passengers offered refunds or switched fares: Comment”, in Rail, page 7
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian статист
- статист (statist)actor with a small part
Chinese Cantonese 茄哩啡
- 茄哩啡 (ke¹ le¹ fe¹)actor with a small part
Chinese Mandarin 群眾演員 /群众演员
- 群眾演員 /群众演员 (qúnzhòng yǎnyuán)actor with a small part
Dutch figurant, nevenfiguur
- figurantactor with a small part
- nevenfiguuractor with a small part
- nevenrolsmall part in a play or film
Finnish sivuosan esittäjä, sivuosa
- sivuosan esittäjäactor with a small part
- sivuosasmall part in a play or film
French figurant, comparse
- figurantactor with a small part
- comparseactor with a small part
- figurationsmall part in a play or film
German Statist, Statistin
- Statistactor with a small part
- Statistinactor with a small part
- Komparseactor with a small part
Hebrew נִצָּב
- נִצָּב (nitzáv)actor with a small part
Hungarian statiszta, statisztaszerep
- statisztaactor with a small part
- statisztaszerepsmall part in a play or film
Irish aisteoir breise, aisteoir mionpháirteanna
- aisteoir breiseactor with a small part
- aisteoir mionpháirteannaactor with a small part
Italian figurante, figurazione
- figuranteactor with a small part
- figurazionesmall part in a play or film
Norwegian statist
- statistactor with a small part
Polish statysta, statystka
- statystaactor with a small part
- statystkaactor with a small part
- rola epizodycznasmall part in a play or film
Portuguese figurante
- figuranteactor with a small part
Romanian figurant, figurantă
- figurantactor with a small part
- figurantăactor with a small part
Russian стати́ст, стати́стка
- стати́ст (statíst)actor with a small part
- стати́стка (statístka)actor with a small part
- нема́я роль (nemája rolʹ)small part in a play or film
Spanish figurante, comparsa
- figuranteactor with a small part
- comparsaactor with a small part
Swedish statist
- statistactor with a small part
Thai ตัวประกอบ
- ตัวประกอบ (dtuua-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp)actor with a small part
Turkish figüran
- figüranactor with a small part
Ukrainian стати́ст, стати́стка
- стати́ст (statýst)actor with a small part
- стати́стка (statýstka)actor with a small part
Cite this entry
APA
walk-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-on
MLA
“walk-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk-on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-on.
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