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Definition of character actor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

character actor

noun

/ˈkærəktər æktə(r)/

/ˈkærəktər æktər/

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an actor who always takes the parts of interesting or unusual people, instead of taking one of the main partsTopics Film and theatrec1

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