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PLAY-ACTOR

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does play-actor mean? 

PLAY-ACTOR (noun)
  The noun PLAY-ACTOR has 1 sense:

1. an actor who travels around the country presenting playsplay

  Familiarity information: PLAY-ACTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLAY-ACTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An actor who travels around the country presenting plays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

barnstormer; play-actor; playactor; trouper

Hypernyms ("play-actor" is a kind of...):

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)


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