Antonyms for play-actor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pley-akt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpleɪˌækt


Definition of play-actor

  • As in thespian : noun actor, actress
  • As in actor : noun person who performs, entertains by role-playing
Example sentences :
  • The idea that she should even think of marrying a play-actor was unbelievable.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • In your grandpa's case, 'twas your pa, who had been a play-actor.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • He had been a play-actor before the war and knew how to conceal his identity.
  • Extract from : « Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons » by Homer B. Sprague
  • I have been a play-actor and know how to stage a pair of gabies to the show.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • He is the greatest Play-actor that at present draws salary in this world.
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
  • If it ain't our Phœbe a-walking about in the moonlight like a play-actor!
  • Extract from : « Phoebe, Junior » by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
  • “Your father is a play-actor, Mr. Sheridan,” said he at last.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Linnets » by Frank Frankfort Moore
  • Would that imply that I was a play-actor, or owner of the Museum?
  • Extract from : « The Funny Side of Physic » by A. D. Crabtre
  • I'm sure you can be as comical as any play-actor when you choose!
  • Extract from : « Lyre and Lancet » by F. Anstey
  • A like event happened, in my time, to a play-actor, buried at Cambridge.
  • Extract from : « Dealings With The Dead » by A Sexton of the Old School

Synonyms for play-actor

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