back-cloth star

noun

An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.

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Meanings

nounback-cloth star (plural back-cloth stars)

plural back-cloth stars

  1. An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.
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APA

back-cloth star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-cloth%20star

MLA

“back-cloth star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-cloth%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-cloth star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-cloth%20star.

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