character man

noun

A male character actor.

Meanings

nouncharacter man (plural character men)

plural character men

  1. A male character actor.

    The farce comedy which followed, When We're Married by Charles Burnham, was heartily praised, with the character man singled out for special extollation.

    1964, Northwest Ohio Quarterly, volume 36, page 185
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APA

character man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20man

MLA

“character man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20man. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “character man,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20man.

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