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greenroom

[ green-room, -room ]

noun

  1. a lounge in a theater, broadcasting studio, or the like, for use by performers when they are not onstage, on camera, etc.


greenroom

/ ˈɡriːnˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. (esp formerly) a backstage room in a theatre where performers may rest or receive visitors
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of greenroom1

1695–1705; green + room, probably so called because originally painted green
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Word History and Origins

Origin of greenroom1

C18: probably from its original colour
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Example Sentences

“If the actors have any downtime, they go and sit in the greenroom, whether they’re the lead or they’ve got one line,” the director says.

We have a communal greenroom and makeup room on set always.

Finally they arrive at the theater’s greenroom, where three dozen people are already hanging out, picking from buffet trays.

Producers of the programs acknowledge that they often struggle to book the people who were once regulars in the greenroom on Sunday.

He led the way into what everybody called the greenroom: a small cinder-block cubbyhole with a couch, a table, a couple of chairs, and a private bathroom.

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