typecast
verb
type·cast
ˈtīp-ˌkast 
typecast; typecasting
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
Examples of typecast in a Sentence
Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet the strip loin, dense and rosy, resists being typecast as safely straightforward.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite coming to prominence via comedy, Tyers is not worried about being typecast.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Hollander, who is straight and, at fifty-six, a first-time dad, dismissed the idea that he is typecast as malicious gay men who betray their female confidantes.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Time will tell if Sweeney is typecast into these for much longer.
—Kara Kennedy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Van Fleet allegedly grew bitter in her older years, grumbling that she had been typecast and was never given a true chance to shine, but this glittering collection of films proves otherwise.
—The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Hassan said that Middle Eastern actors were in the past often typecast to play stereotypical characters in Hollywood productions, but now there is a chance to change that.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
Then there was David Geffen, who had his own record company, so that was basically typecasting.
—Barbra Streisand, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023
But Sheehan has been typecast, with his tacit approval.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite coming to prominence via comedy, Tyers is not worried about being typecast.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Hollander, who is straight and, at fifty-six, a first-time dad, dismissed the idea that he is typecast as malicious gay men who betray their female confidantes.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Time will tell if Sweeney is typecast into these for much longer.
—Kara Kennedy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
Van Fleet allegedly grew bitter in her older years, grumbling that she had been typecast and was never given a true chance to shine, but this glittering collection of films proves otherwise.
—The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Hassan said that Middle Eastern actors were in the past often typecast to play stereotypical characters in Hollywood productions, but now there is a chance to change that.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
Then there was David Geffen, who had his own record company, so that was basically typecasting.
—Barbra Streisand, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023
But Sheehan has been typecast, with his tacit approval.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Typecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typecast. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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