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Definitions

walk-on

[wawk-on, -awn] / ˈwɔkˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

NOUN

actor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artist character clown comedian entertainer performer player star villain

STRONG

amateur barnstormer extra foil ham headliner idol impersonator lead mime mimic pantomimist playactor soubrette stand-in stooge thespian trouper understudy ventriloquist

WEAK

bit player hambone ingenue ingénue straight person thesp

Antonyms

WEAK

audience fan

NOUN

bit part

Synonyms

WEAK

bit minor part small role small speaking part

Antonyms

WEAK

lead

NOUN

part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

piece

STRONG

antagonist bit cameo character dialogue hero lead lines protagonist villain

WEAK

bit part leading role minor role principal character romantic lead silent bit stock character straight part supporting role title role

Antonyms

WEAK

whole

NOUN

player

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actor performer star

STRONG

entertainer extra ham impersonator lead mime mimic stand-in thespian trouper understudy

WEAK

bit player hambone scene stealer

Antonyms

WEAK

director spectator

NOUN

role

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act appearance aspect character part performance portrayal

STRONG

acting bit clothing execution extra guise hero ingenue lead look personification piece player presentation representation semblance show star stint super title

WEAK

seeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

disregard ignorance reality

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How it happened is a tale of speculation, the oil panic and the rotating winners from artificial intelligence, with a walk-on part for the weird way indexes work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But she failed to hear her husband Mark's voice on a phone call with Kathy, or see her son's walk-on cameo at the Queen Vic.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The former Crespi High star initially wanted to play for Michigan State, but he couldn’t make the team, even as a walk-on, so he tried to become a student manager, and failed at that, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

At Notre Dame: The movie “Rudy” immortalizes a real-life 1975 Notre Dame-Georgia Tech game in which a walk-on football player and a teammate sacked the opposing quarterback, helping the Fighting Irish win 24-3.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Louis the Goon Engel was a mere walk-on in the piece, a spear-carrier doomed to death.

From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various

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