thespian
English Thesaurus
1. a theatrical performer (noun.person)
hypernym | : | performer, performing artist, |
definition | : | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | actress, |
definition | : | a female actor (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | character actor, |
definition | : | an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | comedian, |
definition | : | an actor in a comedy (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ham, ham actor, |
definition | : | an unskilled actor who overacts (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | heavy, |
definition | : | an actor who plays villainous roles (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ingenue, |
definition | : | an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | leading man, |
definition | : | actor who plays the leading male role (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | plant, |
definition | : | an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | reenactor, |
definition | : | a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | scene-stealer, |
definition | : | an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | lead, principal, star, |
definition | : | an actor who plays a principal role (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | tragedian, |
definition | : | an actor who specializes in tragic roles (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | standby, understudy, |
definition | : | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | upstager, |
definition | : | a selfish actor who upstages the other actors (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | walk-on, |
definition | : | plays a small part in a dramatic production (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | astaire, fred astaire, |
definition | : | United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | barrymore, herbert blythe, maurice barrymore, |
definition | : | United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | barrymore, lionel barrymore, |
definition | : | United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | barrymore, john barrymore, |
definition | : | United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | booth, john wilkes booth, |
definition | : | United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | burbage, richard burbage, |
definition | : | English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | burton, richard burton, |
definition | : | Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | cagney, james cagney, jimmy cagney, |
definition | : | United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | cooper, frank cooper, gary cooper, |
definition | : | United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | cronyn, hume blake cronyn, hume cronyn, |
definition | : | Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | dean, james byron dean, james dean, |
definition | : | United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | de niro, robert de niro, |
definition | : | United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | drew, john drew, |
definition | : | United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | fonda, henry fonda, |
definition | : | United States film actor (1905-1982) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | david garrick, garrick, |
definition | : | English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | cary grant, grant, |
definition | : | United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | granville-barker, harley granville-barker, |
definition | : | English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | dustin hoffman, hoffman, |
definition | : | versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | al jolson, asa yoelson, jolson, |
definition | : | United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | edmund kean, kean, |
definition | : | English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | charles laughton, laughton, |
definition | : | United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | bruce lee, lee, lee yuen kam, |
definition | : | United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | harold clayton lloyd, harold lloyd, lloyd, |
definition | : | United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | laszlo lowestein, lorre, peter lorre, |
definition | : | United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | alfred lunt, lunt, |
definition | : | United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | martin, steve martin, |
definition | : | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | poitier, sidney poitier, |
definition | : | United States film actor and director (born in 1927) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | george c. scott, scott, |
definition | : | award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | otis skinner, skinner, |
definition | : | United States actor (1858-1942) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | israel strassberg, lee strasberg, strasberg, |
definition | : | United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | spencer tracy, tracy, |
definition | : | United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | sir herbert beerbohm tree, tree, |
definition | : | English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | duke wayne, john wayne, wayne, |
definition | : | United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | thespian, |
definition | : | of or relating to drama (adj.pert) |
2. of or relating to drama (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | drama, dramatic play, play, |
definition | : | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage (noun.communication) |
3. a theatrical performer (noun.person)
derivation | : | thespian, |
definition | : | of or relating to drama (adj.pert) |
4. of or relating to drama (adj.pert)
pertainym | : | drama, dramatic play, play, |
definition | : | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage (noun.communication) |
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