action figure

noun

a toy figure with jointed, movable limbs, representing a character in a cartoon, movie, etc., or a real person or animal, often one known for exciting action or extraordinary powers.

action figure

a small figure of a character from a film, television programme, comic book etc, designed as a toy and often collected by enthusiasts

First recorded in 1920–25

In third person, Grand Theft Auto V was like a really elaborate action figure play set.

Braving gale-force winds, heading off the Falklands, or saving lost hikers—the Duke of Cambridge has become an action figure.

The project that has Roth upset is Max Steel, based on a Mattel action figure.

Regularly $15.99, the Woods action figure had been slashed to $9.98.

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