typecastverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtaɪp.kɑːst/us/ˈtaɪp.kæst/typecast, typecastto always give an actor the same type of character to play, usually because he or she is physically suited to that type of part:
She soon found herself typecast as a dizzy blonde.
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- bill
- billing
- bit part
- cameo
- cast
- casting couch
- cue
- dame
- dramatis personae
- dramatize
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- script
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- write sb out of sth
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