bit player

English

Noun

bit player (plural bit players)

1. (theater, film) An actor who has a minor role in a production.
2. (figuratively) An insignificant or unimportant person (in a particular situation).

Synonyms

• (actor with a minor role): spear carrier, walk-on

Translations

actor with a minor role

• Finnish: sivuosan esittäjä
• French: utilité (fr) f
• German: Kleindarsteller (de) m, Kleindarstellerin (de) f
• Hungarian: epizodista (hu)
• Italian: figurante (it) m, spalla (it) f
• Polish: figurant (pl) m, figurantka f
• Portuguese: figurante (pt)
• Russian: стати́ст (ru) m (statíst)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

insignificant person

• Finnish: pikkutekijä
• French: petit joueur (fr) m, petite joueuse f