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role player vs standby

standby vs role player

role player and standby both are nouns.

role player is not an adjective while standby is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
role player Yes No No No
standby Yes Yes No No
As nouns, standby is a hyponym of role player; that is, standby is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than role player:
  • role player: a theatrical performer
  • standby: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
Other hyponyms of role player 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.
role player (noun) standby (noun)
a theatrical performer something that can be relied on when needed
a person who makes deceitful pretenses an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
role player (adjective) standby (adjective)
ready for emergency use
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