typecast

type·cast

transitive verb \ˈtīp-ˌkast\

type·casttype·cast·ing

Definition of TYPECAST

1

: to cast (an actor or actress) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer

2

: to cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role

3

: stereotype 2

Examples of TYPECAST

1. Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.

First Known Use of TYPECAST

1927

Rhymes with TYPECAST

aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, upcast, webcast, windblast