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supporting actors

supporting actors is the plural of supporting actor.

Meaning of supporting actor

Noun

supporting actor (plural supporting actors)

  1. An actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character.
    • This is not a good movie, and for supporting actors like Amy Ryan, Danny Glover, Barry Pepper, and Thomas Lennon, it may even be an embarrassing one. But it’s not a full-scale humiliation.2017 January 12, Jesse Hassenger, “A literal monster truck is far from the stupidest thing about Monster Trucks”, in The Onion AV Club

Questions about supporting actors

What is supporting actors the plural of?
Supporting actors is the plural of supporting actor.

Words near supporting actors in the dictionary

  1. supportest
  2. supporteth
  3. supportful
  4. supporting
  5. supporting actor
  6. supporting actors
  7. supporting actress
  8. supporting actresses
  9. supportingly
  10. supportings
  11. supportive

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