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PLAY-ACTOR
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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 plays
Familiarity information: PLAY-ACTOR 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 ("play-actor" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
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