nonactor

noun

Definition of nonactornext
as in novice

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Recent Examples of nonactor For nonactors, preening in front of a camera with directors calling out emotions to convey merely with facial expressions and gestures can be cringe inducing. — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018 Willem Dafoe plays, with great grace, the motel manager, but the remainder of the cast members are almost all nonactors. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2017
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  1. novice
  2. amateur
Noun
  • By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Thomas was a novice attorney who had already run and lost as the Republican candidate for state attorney general.
    — Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of novice
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  • An hour-long interview could easily take two or three times as long to transcribe by hand with my amateur skills.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Jakarta World Cinema also runs a short film competition, which took place in June and drew more than 300 entries from professionals, amateurs and students.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Nonactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonactor. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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