histrion

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noun

A stage actor.

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actorplayerthespianrole player
OriginLatin histriō ← French histrion →
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Meanings

nounhistrion (plural histrions)

plural histrions · alternative histrio

  1. obsoleteA stage actor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna theatrical performer

Similar
actorplayerthespianrole player
Broader
performerperforming artist
Also see
actorplayerrole playerthespian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchhistrion
  2. Latinhistriō
  3. Englishhistrion

From Latin histriō. Compare French histrion. See histrionic.

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Cite this entry
APA

histrion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrion

MLA

“histrion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histrion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrion.

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