Definition of thespian
: actor
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Examples of thespian in a Sentence
a renowned thespian and director
although she's “acted” in a couple of horror movies, I'd hardly call her one of our more promising thespians
Recent Examples of thespian from the Web
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Like a master thespian, no two of Neymar’s performances are exactly alike.
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Yes, this is the work of an amatuer thespian, the football-equivalent of a stagey death scene that never ends.
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The handwringing over these athletic thespians is all too familiar for fans of soccer.
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One such holdout was David Wark Griffith, a frustrated thespian who, like Hobart Bosworth, had never dreamed of taking a job in anything so disgraceful as a movie.
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Manino -- who spent much of her trainer career in Meraux before moving to Covington following Hurricane Katrina -- has had her dog thespians featured in many commercials and movies.
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Being nominated for a Tony is the ultimate recognition for any thespian.
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On the eve of the royal wedding, let’s pause to remember Meghan Markle, thespian, with a look at her most notable film and TV appearances.
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Maeve said, nicely deflating Dolores’s amateur-thespian Beatrix Kiddo shtick.
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Did You Know?
Greek drama was originally entirely performed by choruses. According to tradition, the Greek dramatist Thespis, of the 6th century B.C., was the inventor of tragedy and the first to write roles for the individual actor as distinct from the chorus, and the actor's exchanges with the chorus were the first dramatic dialogue. Since Thespis himself performed the individual parts in his own plays, he was also the first true actor. Ever since choruses disappeared from drama, thespians have filled all the roles in plays. Thespian is also an adjective; thus, we can speak of "thespian ambitions" and "thespian traditions", for example.
First Known Use of thespian
1827
thespian Synonyms
Synonyms
actor, impersonator, mummer, player, trouper;
Antonyms
Related Words
barnstormer, enactor, entertainer, performer;
lead, leading lady, leading man, star;
extra, spear-carrier, walk-on;
monologuist (or monologist);
ham, imitator, impressionist, mime, mimic, pantomime, pantomimist, personator, poser;
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Recent Examples of thespian from the Web
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But most outstanding was the performance delivered by Eaddy Kiernan, whose thespian skills rival those of her actual day job as the magazine’s Special Events Director.
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First Known Use of thespian
1567
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