19
actor(noun, action, person, star, substitute)
19
performer(noun, character, star, clown, the drama)
17
player(noun, action, person, character, star)
13
actress(noun, action, substitute, actor, performing arts)
12
ham(noun, adjective, the drama, actor, actress)
11
dramatic(adjective, moving, affected, exciting, exaggerated)
11
histrionic(adjective, affected, exaggerated, showy, melodramatic)
11
theatrical(adjective, affected, exaggerated, melodramatic, dramatic)
11
trouper(noun, character, star, mimic, clown)
9
theatric(adjective, exaggerated, showy, dramatic, over-the-top)
8
stage player(expression, idiom, the drama, actor)
7
histrion
6
star(noun, the drama, actor, actress)
5
idol(noun, the drama, actor, actress)
5
hammy(adjective, exaggerated, showy, dramatic, over-the-top)
5
mummer(noun, mimic, player, mime, actor)
4
barnstormer
4
character(noun, actor, actress)
4
dramatist
4
dramaturgic(adjective, exaggerated, showy, dramatic, over-the-top)
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