portrayer
portrayer is the agent noun of portray.
Meaning of portray
Verb
portray (third-person singular simple present portrays, present participle portraying, simple past and past participle portrayed)
- To paint or draw the likeness of.
- I will portray a king on horseback.
- To represent by an image or look.
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death,
And in his eies the furies of his heart,
That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng,
And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death,
- To describe in words; to convey.
- To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
- For my next movie, I will be portraying Shakespeare.
- To adorn.
Forms of portrayer
| plural | portrayers |
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Origin of portrayer
From Middle English portraer, portrayer, portreyour, purtrayour, purtreoure, purtreyour, from Middle French portraieor, pourtraiour; equivalent to portray + -er.
Questions about portrayer
- What is portrayer the agent noun of?
- Portrayer is the agent noun of portray.
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