actioner

noun

ac·​tion·​er ˈak-sh(ə-)nər 

: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action

Examples of actioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not that popular uprisings are evil, but this aggressively annoying, tonally berserk actioner serves mostly as a reminder that the revolution will not only be televised but digitally packaged and disseminated via the lousiest algorithm. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

But the former pro football player was immortalized in Predator (1987) and scored his own action vehicle in Action Jackson (1988) before headlining the small-screen actioner Street Justice for two seasons. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2026

Chris McKay, the filmmaker who directed Amazon’s Chris Pratt sci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War, is set to direct. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Of late, Netflix’s Kevin Hart-Henry Cavill actioner Spy Duo and Adam Sandler’s Grown Ups 3 have been filming in Monmouth County, while series like Cupertino (CBS) and Dan Levy’s Big Mistakes (Netflix) shot in-state. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

action + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above