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typecast

type cast |ˈtīpˌkast ˈtaɪpˌkæst | ▶verb ( past and past participle typecast ) [ with obj. ] (usu. be typecast ) assign (an actor or actress ) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles: he tends to be typecast as the caring, intelligent male. • represent or regard (a person or their role ) as a stereotype: people are not as likely to be typecast by their accents as they once were.

 

Oxford Dictionary

typecast

type |cast |ˈtʌɪpkɑːst | ▶verb ( past and past participle typecast ) [ with obj. ] assign (an actor or actress ) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles: he tends to be typecast as the caring, intelligent male. • represent or regard (a person or their role ) as fitting a particular stereotype: people are not as likely to be typecast by their accents as they once were.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

typecast

typecast verb she will always be typecast as the ditzy blonde: label, tag; characterize, style; stereotype, pigeonhole.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

typecast

t ý pe c à st 動詞 →cast 他動詞 〈俳優 〉にその人に合う役を当てる ; 当たり役を (続けて )演じさせる ; 〈人 〉にその人に合う仕事を与える .

 

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