actioner

noun

ac·​tion·​er ˈak-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce actioner (audio)
: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action

Examples of actioner in a Sentence

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First look image: At Russell Crowe’s martial-arts actioner Beast in Me, currently shooting in Australia and Thailand. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 The actioner is forecasting a rather meager $6.0 million opening. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025 Bloom, who replaces Patrick Dempsey as a brand ambassador for Porsche Design, tested his need for speed in the big-screen actioner Gran Turismo. Chris Gardner For The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 The Australian actress has plenty of genre work to her name, including the slasher See No Evil (2006), the supernatural horror film Shutter (2008), and the sci-fi actioner The Darkest Hour (2011). Danny Horn, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for actioner 

Word History

Etymology

action + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of actioner was in 1972

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“Actioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actioner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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