actioner

noun

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

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As Clay goes berserker mode in his quest for vengeance, the film turns into the kind of actioner audiences expect from Statham — with his gruff, baldheaded vigilante leaving a bloody trail in his wake, but ultimately beating the bad guys. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025 But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025 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 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 2 Mar. 2025.

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