monologuist

noun

variants or monologist
Definition of monologuistnext
as in performer

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  1. leading lady
  2. leading man
  3. tragedian
  4. star
Noun
  • At one point, the project’s two leading ladies gave a speech of their own defining the power of friendship-first collaboration between costars.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The two leading ladies — Keerthy Suresh, who makes her Hindi debut, and Wamiqa Gabbi, who makes her mass film debut — don’t get enough to do.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of leading lady
Noun
  • Watch on Deadline In addition to his roles in Blade Runner and Star Wars, Ford’s leading man status has long been cemented by his performances in the Indiana Jones films, The Fugitive (1993) and his upcoming MCU debut as Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, premiering Feb. 14 in theaters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Stan, 42, went into this year’s Golden Globes a leading man nominee two times over, for playing both an actor undergoing transformation in A Different Man and a young Donald Trump in director Ali Abbasi’s biopic The Apprentice.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of leading man
Noun
  • Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett, the ancient Greek tragedians and Tennessee Williams were among the voices who originally called out to me.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • In the play, written by the ancient Greek tragedian circa 420 BC, Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of tragedian
Noun
  • Advertisement Blessed with size, Mara faced one significant disadvantage in his quest to become an instant college star.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The San Diego Padres have a lot of money tied up in their stars.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of star
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