actress

actress
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actor, actress (New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. performer, player; tragedian, comedian, Thespian; playactor; doer, worker. See agent, drama.
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(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. actor, female performer, member of the cast, ing?nue, comedienne, tragedienne, prima donna, leading woman, leading lady, heroine, star, starlet, supporting actress, character actress, soubrette, chorus girl, showgirl; see also actor 1 , cast 2 .
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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
leading lady, starlet, diva, prima donna, ingenue. see actor, movie, television, theater
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A theatrical performer: actor, player, thespian. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE.

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