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walk-on definition

walk·-on (wôk′än′)

noun

    1. a minor role in which the actor has no speaking lines or just a very few
    2. the actor who performs such a role
  2. Sports a player who tries out for a team without being recruited, drafted, on scholarship, etc.

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