multi-hyphenate

A form of multihyphenate — A person with a hyphenated profession e.g. singer-songwriter, actor-director, but especially a person with several such roles.

Meanings

nounmulti-hyphenate (plural multi-hyphenates)

plural multi-hyphenates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of multihyphenate.

    Either way, the multi-hyphenate [Dan Levy] signed a^([sic]) 8-figure deal with Netflix in 2021 (per Variety) so he's sitting pretty either way!

    2024 September 16, Mehera Bonner, “Wondering What Dan Levy Is Making for Hosting the 2024 Emmys? Here's a Deep Dive on His Net Worth!”, in Cosmopolitan
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APA

multi-hyphenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-hyphenate

MLA

“multi-hyphenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-hyphenate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multi-hyphenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-hyphenate.

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