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Walk-on

noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines wordnet
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    plays a small part in a dramatic production wordnet
  3. 3
    An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.
  4. 4
    Such a part in a play or film. attributive

    "Did you exchange / A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?"

  5. 5
    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."

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