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PLAYACTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does playactor mean?
• PLAYACTOR (noun)
The noun PLAYACTOR has 1 sense:
1. an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Familiarity information: PLAYACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
barnstormer; play-actor; playactor; trouper
Hypernyms ("playactor" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
Derivation:
playact (perform on a stage or theater)
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