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underactor

underactor noun: a secondary or subsidiary actor.

Noun

underactor (plural underactors)

  1. A secondary or subsidiary actor.
    • He joined the theatre company as an underactor at the age of 17.

Forms of underactor

pluralunderactors

Origin of underactor

From under- + actor.

Questions about underactor

What does underactor mean?
Underactor means a secondary or subsidiary actor.
What part of speech is underactor?
Underactor is a noun.
What is the plural of underactor?
The plural of underactor is underactors.

Words near underactor in the dictionary

  1. underactivation
  2. underactivations
  3. underactive
  4. underactive thyroid
  5. underactivity
  6. underactor
  7. underactors
  8. underacts
  9. underactuate
  10. underactuated
  11. underactuates

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