COACTOR Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

coactor

noun

Definition of coactor

as in leading lady

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Noun

Lili Reinhart as Olive Reinhart, who’s The Love Hypothesis’s leading lady, is no stranger to the camera.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The show’s leading lady was in on it, at one point manning the trigger during a kiss between Sue and her boyfriend Tommy (Joel Oulette).

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of leading lady

Noun

That feature motivated the actress to approach Novig about taking an equity stake in the company, said Jacob Fortinsky, the company’s co-founder.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The narrative film jury was comprised of directors Cary Joji Fukunaga and Fernando Eimbcke, actress Ella Rumpf, producer Julie Billy and Walter Fasano, director, film editor and screenwriter.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Lark Voorhies is remembering her Saved by the Bell costar Dennis Haskins following his death at 75.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
One such odd job was working at her future costar Hasan Minhaj’s café, Kolkata Chai Co, in the East Village.

— Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of costar

Noun

Pegg earns scholarship Hayden Pegg joined the UConn football program as a preferred walk-on in 2023.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Murray also had a connection with assistant quarterbacks coach Jordan Traylor, who was a walk-on at Texas A&M when Murray was a freshman.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk-on

Noun

And the pop star has been collecting some major co-signs along the way.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
In his first role following his military service, Song Kang (Sweet Home) stars as Kang Pi-o, the perfectionist grandson of a renowned maestro whose mother pushes him to be the very best.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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