Actor synonyms
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stage actor
A theatrical performer
Entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
The main comic in a burlesque show.
The main character in a drama, novel, or story, around whom the action centers
artiste
A person very skilled in a particular occupation
gallery player
A theatrical performer
One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems.
Characterization in fiction or drama:
One who performs tragic roles in the theater.
member of the cast
A theatrical performer
Thespian means an actor or actress.
leading woman
A theatrical performer
The actress playing the principal female role
(Uncountable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
The definition of an artist is someone who is skilled at what he does or at a particular task.
film-star
(UK) A movie star
television star
A theatrical performer
character-actor
An actor who specializes in supporting roles with certain pronounced or eccentric characteristics
character-actress
An actress who specializes in supporting roles with certain pronounced or eccentric characteristics
supporting actor
A theatrical performer
supporting actress
A theatrical performer
featured player
A theatrical performer
costar
(Acting) A person who shares star billing.
A very prominent performer, as in sports or the entertainment industry, often one considered to have exceptional skill and talent
A principal person or thing
deuteragonist
In classical Greek drama, the character second in importance to the protagonist
A role model.
The central female character in a novel, play, etc., with whom the reader or audience is supposed to sympathize
A person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel
antihero
(Literature, gaming) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.
bad-guy
(Informal) a villain
A book for young people
ingénue
A theatrical performer
soubrette
An actress or a singer taking such a part.
motion picture actor
A theatrical performer
An organism that resembles another by mimicry.
A person whose behavior elicits laughter.
ventriloquist
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.
One who engages in pantomime.
monologist
A person who performs monologues
performance artist
A theatrical performer
masker
That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).
heavy lead
A theatrical performer
A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
romantic lead
A theatrical performer
An actor whose looks and manner make him popular with women theatergoers
theatrical performer
A theatrical performer
dramatic artist
A theatrical performer
personator
One who personates.
histrio (Latin)
A theatrical performer
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle.
(Figuratively) An insignificant or unimportant person (in a particular situation).
An actor of a small ("bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.
spear-carrier
A person having a minor or insignificant role in an organization, activity, etc.
(Archaic) The part of the leg behind the knee
That member of a comedy team who serves as a foil for, and feeds lines to, the comedian delivering the quips and punchlines
A theatrical performer
One who barnstorms; one whose profession is barnstorming
scene-stealer
An actor who draws attention from or overshadows other actors in the same production, as by charm or quality of performance.
punchinello
(Person, proper) A buffoon; clown
A clown; buffoon
farceur (French)
A theatrical performer
vaudevillian
(US) a person who performs in vaudeville
song and dance man
A theatrical performer
One who serves as the straight man opposite the leading comedian in a burlesque.
A person who participates or shares in something
A person who does something or acts in a specified manner
cast (related)
diva
A leading woman singer, esp. in grand opera
emoter
One who emotes.
hamfatter
A low-grade actor, a ham.
histrio
A naive, innocent girl or young woman.
An apparatus attached to a musical instrument, as to a piano, for playing it automatically
(Comput.) A message on a video screen that requests the user to enter information or a command
Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
starlet
A young film actress publicized as a future star.
fan (antonym)
The definition of a fan is a person who is very enthusiastic about someone or something, or a device that moves and cools the air.
The definition of a party is a gathering of people to have a good time or celebrate an occasion, or a group who do things together or a group of people who share the same political ideals.
action (related)
The state or process of acting or doing:
performing-arts (related)
(Art) The arts involving performance, such as dance, theatre, singing, etc.
substitute (related)
Substitute is defined as a person or thing acting in place of something else.
participate (related)
One who participates
a theatrical performer
(Basketball) A player who isn't one of the best players on the team, but still contributes to the team in a meaningful way
A person, animal, or thing that works; specif., a person who is employed to do physical or mental work for wages, esp. in order to earn a living, as in a trade, industry, business, office, etc. or on a farm, ranch, etc.
machiavel
roscius
affecter
A person who affects to know something or to be something.
diseuse
A woman who is a skilled and usually professional storyteller, poet, or other spoken-word performer.
dramatizer
One who dramatizes.
duper
A person who dupes another
entrancer
One who entrances.
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
jilter
One who jilts another.
kidder
(Informal) A kidderminster (carpet)
leg-puller
mannerist
Someone especially interested in personal manners
One who mesmerizes, a hypnotist.
ragger
The actor playing the principal male role
An actor who learns the part of another actor so as to serve as a substitute when necessary
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