playactor

playactor
noun
an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Syn: ↑barnstormer, ↑play-actor, ↑trouper
Derivationally related forms: ↑playact
Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian, ↑role player

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: play (I) + actor

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