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actioner

noun

ac·​tion·​er ˈak-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce actioner (audio)
: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action

Examples of actioner in a Sentence

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Deliver Me From Nowhere, with writer-director-producer Scott Cooper and producers Ellen Goldsmith-Vein set to attend; and a panel in the works for Apple Original Films’ blockbuster racing actioner F1 which has become the highest-grossing sports movie of all time. The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Karyo played Mel Gibson's ally in Roland Emmerich's American Revolution drama The Patriot in 2000, and appeared alongside Jet Li and Bridget Fonda in the 2001 actioner Kiss of the Dragon. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025 Even so, few could have predicted this Mars-set actioner would be such a dud, and — perhaps the ultimate sin for a blockbuster — so criminally dull. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025 In the wake of John Wick’s success, Keanu has had the opportunity to sleepwalk through some lesser sci-fi actioners, and this one is particularly sleepy. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for actioner

Word History

Etymology

action + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of actioner was in 1972

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“Actioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actioner. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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