typecast
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
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to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
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to stereotype.
He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
verb
Other Word Forms
- typecaster noun
Etymology
Origin of typecast
Example Sentences
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Dead tired, I imagined, of the arguments, of the disapproval, and of being typecast.
From Literature
The other three stars of that show fought hard against that trope and typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times
“I only worked in theater where I was not typecast.”
From Los Angeles Times
O’Hara, who died Jan. 30 at the age of 71, wasn’t expressly typecast in maternal roles over the span of her five-decade career.
From Salon
He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.
From BBC
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