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reenactor

reenactor noun: one who reenacts.

Noun

reenactor (plural reenactors)

  1. One who reenacts.
  2. One who takes part in a historical reenactment.
    • So we stare instead at a long dining tables with their collections of silver and porcelain and wander through restored kitchens full of re-enactors doing things to whole pigs.2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19

Forms of reenactor

pluralreenactors
alternative formre-enactor

Origin of reenactor

From reenact + -or.

Words formed from reenactor

Questions about reenactor

What does reenactor mean?
Reenactor means one who reenacts.
What part of speech is reenactor?
Reenactor is a noun.
What is the plural of reenactor?
The plural of reenactor is reenactors.

Words near reenactor in the dictionary

  1. reenacting
  2. reenaction
  3. reenactions
  4. reenactment
  5. reenactments
  6. reenactor
  7. reenactors
  8. reenactress
  9. reenactresses
  10. reenacts
  11. reenchant

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