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All actor synonyms

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noun actor

  • star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
  • artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
  • character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
  • clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
  • playerGary, born 1935, South African golfer.
  • villain — a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
  • comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
  • performer — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
  • impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
  • amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
  • ham — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
  • lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
  • understudy — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
  • mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
  • foil — to cover or back with foil.
  • mime — the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
  • idol — an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
  • stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
  • trouper — an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
  • stand-in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
  • walk-on — Also called walking part. a small part in a play or other entertainment, especially one without speaking lines. Compare bit2 (def 6).
  • pantomimist — a person who acts in pantomime.
  • ventriloquist — a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
  • headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
  • barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
  • soubrette — a maidservant or lady's maid in a play, opera, or the like, especially one displaying coquetry, pertness, and a tendency to engage in intrigue.
  • artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
  • bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
  • ingenue — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
  • hambone — (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
  • ingenue — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
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