histrion vs character actor

character actor vs histrion

histrion and character actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
histrion	Yes	No	No	No
character actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, character actor is a hyponym of histrion; that is, character actor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than histrion:

histrion: a theatrical performer
character actor: an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles

Other hyponyms of histrion include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper, comedian, ham, ham actor, heavy, ingenue, leading man, mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, plant, reenactor, scene-stealer, movie actor, screen actor, lead, principal, star, extra, spear carrier, supernumerary, tragedian, standby, understudy, upstager, walk-on.

histrion (noun)	character actor (noun)
a theatrical performer	an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles

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