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POITIER
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• POITIER (noun)
The noun POITIER has 1 sense:
1. United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
Familiarity information: POITIER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Poitier; Sidney Poitier
Instance hypernyms:
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
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