Dictionary

walk-on en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔːkɒn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A student athlete who wants to try out for a college sports or athletic team without the benefit of a scholarship or having been recruited.
2. An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.
3. (attributive) Such 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:
4. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

walk-on girl

Translations (39)

hu statiszta (actor with a small part) · fi sivuosa (small part in a play or film) · ru нема́я роль (small part in a play or film) · tr figüran (actor with a small part) · no statist (actor with a small part) · yue 茄哩啡 (actor with a small part) · pt figurante (actor with a small part) · pl statystka (actor with a small part) · sh statist (actor with a small part) · ru стати́ст (actor with a small part) · pl rola epizodyczna (small part in a play or film) · nl figurant (actor with a small part) · de Statist (actor with a small part) · uk стати́стка (actor with a small part) · fr comparse (actor with a small part) · fr figurant (actor with a small part) · it figurazione (small part in a play or film) · ro figurant (actor with a small part) · it figurante (actor with a small part) · ga aisteoir mionpháirteanna (actor with a small part) · nl nevenrol (small part in a play or film) · es figurante (actor with a small part) · ga aisteoir breise (actor with a small part) · fr figuration (small part in a play or film) · bg статист (actor with a small part) · de Komparse (actor with a small part) · th ตัวประกอบ (actor with a small part) · pl statysta (actor with a small part) · ro figurantă (actor with a small part) · he נִצָּב (actor with a small part) · es comparsa (actor with a small part) · nl nevenfiguur (actor with a small part) · uk стати́ст (actor with a small part) · sv statist (actor with a small part) · fi sivuosan esittäjä (actor with a small part) · cmn 群眾演員 /群众演员 (actor with a small part) · ru стати́стка (actor with a small part) · de Statistin (actor with a small part) · hu statisztaszerep (small part in a play or film)