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typecast
[ tahyp-kast, -kahst ]
verb (used with object)
, Theater.
, type·cast, type·cast·ing.
- to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
- to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
- to stereotype:
He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
typecast
/ ˈtaɪpˌkɑːst /
verb
- tr to cast (an actor) in the same kind of role continually, esp because of his physical appearance or previous success in such roles
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Derived Forms
- ˈtypeˌcaster, noun
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Example Sentences
But during the aughts, the stunning actress had to fight back against being typecast.
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All throughout doing Twilight, I got asked whether I was afraid of getting typecast.
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“At first, I was worried about getting typecast,” Bennett says.
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Silvio Berlusconi certainly knows how to typecast his potential constituency.
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So when someone breaks character, we're reminded that people (actually) are too complicated to typecast.
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