an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms
b.
overacting or clumsy acting
c.
(as modifier)
a ham actor
2. informal
a.
a licensed amateur radio operator
b.
(as modifier)
a ham licence
verbWord forms: hams, hamming or hammed
3. informal
to overact
Word origin
C19: special use of ham1; in some senses probably influenced by amateur
Examples of 'radio ham' in a sentence
radio ham
I love the true spirit of the radio ham.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The same phenomenon also bounces shortwave radio signals vast distances far beyond the visible horizon, which radio hams use for making long distance calls.