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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thespian \Thes"pi*an\, adjective [From L. Thespis, Gr. ?, the founder of the Greek drama.] Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An actor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
thespian
adjective: of or relating to drama; "the movie director had thespian cooperation"
noun: a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {player}, {role player}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "thespian": Roscius, actor, actor-proof, actress, all-star, antagonist, bad guy, ballet, balletic, barnstormer, character, character actor, character man, character woman, child actor, cinematic, cinematographic, diseur, diseuse, dramatic, dramatical, dramatizer, dramaturgic, feeder, film, filmic, foil, ham, hammy, heavy, histrio, histrion, histrionic, impersonator, ingenue, juvenile, legitimate, matinee idol, melodramatic, milked, mime, mimer, mimic, monodramatic, monologist, movie, mummer, operatic, overacted, overplayed, pantomime, pantomimist, performer, playactor, player, protean actor, reciter, scenic, soubrette, spectacular, stage performer, stage player, stagelike, stageworthy, stagy, starstruck, stellar, stooge, straight man, stroller, strolling player, theaterlike, theatrical, thrown away, trouper, underacted, underplayed, utility man, vaudevillian, villain
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