figure
US /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
UK /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/

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a person, especially one who is important or famous in some way
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He was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement.
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She became a public figure after her book was published.
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to represent or portray in a work of art or literature
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The artist figured a knight on horseback.
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The novel figures a complex protagonist.