All actor synonyms
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A a 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.
- player — Gary, 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.