THESPIAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a theatrical performer
   Synonym(s)
   • actor (what does actor mean?)
   • histrion (what does histrion mean?)
   • player (what does player mean?)
   • role player (what does role player mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) thespian is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • performer (what does performer mean?)
   • performing artist (what does performing artist mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • actress (what does actress mean?)
   • barnstormer (what does barnstormer mean?)
   • playactor (what does playactor mean?)
   • play-actor (what does play-actor mean?)
   • trouper (what does trouper mean?)
   • character actor (what does character actor mean?)
   • comedian (what does comedian mean?)
   • ham (what does ham mean?)
   • ham actor (what does ham actor mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • ingenue (what does ingenue mean?)
   • leading man (what does leading man mean?)
   • mime (what does mime mean?)
   • mimer (what does mimer mean?)
   • mummer (what does mummer mean?)
   • pantomimer (what does pantomimer mean?)
   • pantomimist (what does pantomimist mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • scene-stealer (what does scene-stealer mean?)
   • screen actor (what does screen actor mean?)
   • movie actor (what does movie actor mean?)
   • star (what does star mean?)
   • principal (what does principal mean?)
   • lead (what does lead mean?)
   • supernumerary (what does supernumerary mean?)
   • spear carrier (what does spear carrier mean?)
   • extra (what does extra mean?)
   • tragedian (what does tragedian mean?)
   • understudy (what does understudy mean?)
   • standby (what does standby mean?)
   • upstager (what does upstager mean?)
   • walk-on (what does walk-on mean?)
   • Allen (what does Allen mean?)
   • Woody Allen (what does Woody Allen mean?)
   • Allen Stewart Konigsberg (what does Allen Stewart Konigsberg mean?)
   • Astaire (what does Astaire mean?)
   • Fred Astaire (what does Fred Astaire mean?)
   • Barrymore (what does Barrymore mean?)
   • Maurice Barrymore (what does Maurice Barrymore mean?)
   • Herbert Blythe (what does Herbert Blythe mean?)
   • Barrymore (what does Barrymore mean?)
   • Lionel Barrymore (what does Lionel Barrymore mean?)
   • Barrymore (what does Barrymore mean?)
   • John Barrymore (what does John Barrymore mean?)
   • Bogart (what does Bogart mean?)
   • Humphrey Bogart (what does Humphrey Bogart mean?)
   • Humphrey DeForest Bogart (what does Humphrey DeForest Bogart mean?)
   • Booth (what does Booth mean?)
   • John Wilkes Booth (what does John Wilkes Booth mean?)
   • Burbage (what does Burbage mean?)
   • Richard Burbage (what does Richard Burbage mean?)
   • Burton (what does Burton mean?)
   • Richard Burton (what does Richard Burton mean?)
   • Cagney (what does Cagney mean?)
   • Jimmy Cagney (what does Jimmy Cagney mean?)
   • James Cagney (what does James Cagney mean?)
   • Chevalier (what does Chevalier mean?)
   • Maurice Chevalier (what does Maurice Chevalier mean?)
   • Cooper (what does Cooper mean?)
   • Gary Cooper (what does Gary Cooper mean?)
   • Frank Cooper (what does Frank Cooper mean?)
   • Coward (what does Coward mean?)
   • Noel Coward (what does Noel Coward mean?)
   • Sir Noel Pierce Coward (what does Sir Noel Pierce Coward mean?)
   • Crosby (what does Crosby mean?)
   • Bing Crosby (what does Bing Crosby mean?)
   • Harry Lillis Crosby (what does Harry Lillis Crosby mean?)
   • Dean (what does Dean mean?)
   • James Dean (what does James Dean mean?)
   • James Byron Dean (what does James Byron Dean mean?)
   • De Niro (what does De Niro mean?)
   • Robert De Niro (what does Robert De Niro mean?)
   • Depardieu (what does Depardieu mean?)
   • Gerard Depardieu (what does Gerard Depardieu mean?)
   • Drew (what does Drew mean?)
   • John Drew (what does John Drew mean?)
   • Fairbanks (what does Fairbanks mean?)
   • Douglas Fairbanks (what does Douglas Fairbanks mean?)
   • Douglas Elton Fairbanks (what does Douglas Elton Fairbanks mean?)
   • Julius Ullman (what does Julius Ullman mean?)
   • Fairbanks (what does Fairbanks mean?)
   • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (what does Douglas Fairbanks Jr. mean?)
   • Fonda (what does Fonda mean?)
   • Henry Fonda (what does Henry Fonda mean?)
   • Gable (what does Gable mean?)
   • Clark Gable (what does Clark Gable mean?)
   • William Clark Gable (what does William Clark Gable mean?)
   • Garrick (what does Garrick mean?)
   • David Garrick (what does David Garrick mean?)
   • Gibson (what does Gibson mean?)
   • Mel Gibson (what does Mel Gibson mean?)
   • Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (what does Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson mean?)
   • Gielgud (what does Gielgud mean?)
   • Sir John Gielgud (what does Sir John Gielgud mean?)
   • Arthur John Gielgud (what does Arthur John Gielgud mean?)
   • Grant (what does Grant mean?)
   • Cary Grant (what does Cary Grant mean?)
   • Granville-Barker (what does Granville-Barker mean?)
   • Harley Granville-Barker (what does Harley Granville-Barker mean?)
   • Guinness (what does Guinness mean?)
   • Alec Guinness (what does Alec Guinness mean?)
   • Sir Alec Guinness (what does Sir Alec Guinness mean?)
   • Hanks (what does Hanks mean?)
   • Tom Hanks (what does Tom Hanks mean?)
   • Thomas J. Hanks (what does Thomas J. Hanks mean?)
   • Harrison (what does Harrison mean?)
   • Rex Harrison (what does Rex Harrison mean?)
   • Sir Rex Harrison (what does Sir Rex Harrison mean?)
   • Reginald Carey Harrison (what does Reginald Carey Harrison mean?)
   • Heming (what does Heming mean?)
   • Hemminge (what does Hemminge mean?)
   • John Heming (what does John Heming mean?)
   • John Hemminge (what does John Hemminge mean?)
   • Hoffman (what does Hoffman mean?)
   • Dustin Hoffman (what does Dustin Hoffman mean?)
   • Hopkins (what does Hopkins mean?)
   • Anthony Hopkins (what does Anthony Hopkins mean?)
   • Sir Anthony Hopkins (what does Sir Anthony Hopkins mean?)
   • Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins (what does Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins mean?)
   • Howard (what does Howard mean?)
   • Leslie Howard (what does Leslie Howard mean?)
   • Leslie Howard Stainer (what does Leslie Howard Stainer mean?)
   • Jolson (what does Jolson mean?)
   • Al Jolson (what does Al Jolson mean?)
   • Asa Yoelson (what does Asa Yoelson mean?)
   • Karloff (what does Karloff mean?)
   • Boris Karloff (what does Boris Karloff mean?)
   • William Henry Pratt (what does William Henry Pratt mean?)
   • Kean (what does Kean mean?)
   • Edmund Kean (what does Edmund Kean mean?)
   • Keaton (what does Keaton mean?)
   • Buster Keaton (what does Buster Keaton mean?)
   • Joseph Francis Keaton (what does Joseph Francis Keaton mean?)
   • Kelly (what does Kelly mean?)
   • Gene Kelly (what does Gene Kelly mean?)
   • Eugene Curran Kelly (what does Eugene Curran Kelly mean?)
   • Laughton (what does Laughton mean?)
   • Charles Laughton (what does Charles Laughton mean?)
   • Lee (what does Lee mean?)
   • Bruce Lee (what does Bruce Lee mean?)
   • Lee Yuen Kam (what does Lee Yuen Kam mean?)
   • Lemmon (what does Lemmon mean?)
   • Jack Lemmon (what does Jack Lemmon mean?)
   • John Uhler (what does John Uhler mean?)
   • Lloyd (what does Lloyd mean?)
   • Harold Lloyd (what does Harold Lloyd mean?)
   • Harold Clayton Lloyd (what does Harold Clayton Lloyd mean?)
   • Lorre (what does Lorre mean?)
   • Peter Lorre (what does Peter Lorre mean?)
   • Laszlo Lowestein (what does Laszlo Lowestein mean?)
   • Lugosi (what does Lugosi mean?)
   • Bela Lugosi (what does Bela Lugosi mean?)
   • Bela Ferenc Blasko (what does Bela Ferenc Blasko mean?)
   • Lunt (what does Lunt mean?)
   • Alfred Lunt (what does Alfred Lunt mean?)
   • Marshall (what does Marshall mean?)
   • E. G. Marshall (what does E. G. Marshall mean?)
   • Martin (what does Martin mean?)
   • Steve Martin (what does Steve Martin mean?)
   • Mason (what does Mason mean?)
   • James Mason (what does James Mason mean?)
   • James Neville Mason (what does James Neville Mason mean?)
   • Mitchum (what does Mitchum mean?)
   • Robert Mitchum (what does Robert Mitchum mean?)
   • Moore (what does Moore mean?)
   • Dudley Moore (what does Dudley Moore mean?)
   • Dudley Stuart John Moore (what does Dudley Stuart John Moore mean?)
   • Newman (what does Newman mean?)
   • Paul Newman (what does Paul Newman mean?)
   • Olivier (what does Olivier mean?)
   • Laurence Olivier (what does Laurence Olivier mean?)
   • Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier (what does Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier mean?)
   • Baron Olivier of Birghton (what does Baron Olivier of Birghton mean?)
   • O’Toole (what does O’Toole mean?)
   • Peter O’Toole (what does Peter O’Toole mean?)
   • Peter Seamus O’Toole (what does Peter Seamus O’Toole mean?)
   • Poitier (what does Poitier mean?)
   • Sidney Poitier (what does Sidney Poitier mean?)
   • Redford (what does Redford mean?)
   • Robert Redford (what does Robert Redford mean?)
   • Charles Robert Redford (what does Charles Robert Redford mean?)
   • Richardson (what does Richardson mean?)
   • Ralph Richardson (what does Ralph Richardson mean?)
   • Sir Ralph David Richardson (what does Sir Ralph David Richardson mean?)
   • Robinson (what does Robinson mean?)
   • Edward G. Robinson (what does Edward G. Robinson mean?)
   • Edward Goldenberg Robinson (what does Edward Goldenberg Robinson mean?)
   • Scott (what does Scott mean?)
   • George C. Scott (what does George C. Scott mean?)
   • Sellers (what does Sellers mean?)
   • Peter Sellers (what does Peter Sellers mean?)
   • Sinatra (what does Sinatra mean?)
   • Frank Sinatra (what does Frank Sinatra mean?)
   • Francis Albert Sinatra (what does Francis Albert Sinatra mean?)
   • Skinner (what does Skinner mean?)
   • Otis Skinner (what does Otis Skinner mean?)
   • Stanislavsky (what does Stanislavsky mean?)
   • Konstantin Stanislavsky (what does Konstantin Stanislavsky mean?)
   • Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky (what does Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky mean?)
   • Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev (what does Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev mean?)
   • Stewart (what does Stewart mean?)
   • Jimmy Stewart (what does Jimmy Stewart mean?)
   • James Maitland Stewart (what does James Maitland Stewart mean?)
   • Stroheim (what does Stroheim mean?)
   • Erich von Stroheim (what does Erich von Stroheim mean?)
   • Tracy (what does Tracy mean?)
   • Spencer Tracy (what does Spencer Tracy mean?)
   • Tree (what does Tree mean?)
   • Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (what does Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree mean?)
   • Ustinov (what does Ustinov mean?)
   • Sir Peter Ustinov (what does Sir Peter Ustinov mean?)
   • Peter Alexander Ustinov (what does Peter Alexander Ustinov mean?)
   • Wayne (what does Wayne mean?)
   • John Wayne (what does John Wayne mean?)
   • Duke Wayne (what does Duke Wayne mean?)
   • Welles (what does Welles mean?)
   • Orson Welles (what does Orson Welles mean?)
   • George Orson Welles (what does George Orson Welles mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • roleplay (what does roleplay mean?)
   • playact (what does playact mean?)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • roleplay (what does roleplay mean?)
   • playact (what does playact mean?)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)

THESPIAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of or relating to drama
   Usage Example(s)
   • the movie director had thespian cooperation
   Pertainym(s)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • drama (what does drama mean?)
   • dramatic play (what does dramatic play mean?)