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histrion vs standby

standby vs histrion

histrion and standby both are nouns.

histrion is not an adjective while standby is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
histrion Yes No No No
standby Yes Yes No No
As nouns, standby is a hyponym of histrion; that is, standby is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than histrion:
  • histrion: a theatrical performer
  • standby: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
Other hyponyms of histrion include actress, barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouper, character actor, 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, understudy, upstager, walk-on.
histrion (noun) standby (noun)
a theatrical performer something that can be relied on when needed
an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
histrion (adjective) standby (adjective)
ready for emergency use
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