jeune premier
Americannoun
plural
jeunes premiers-
the male juvenile lead in a play or movie.
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a young actor who plays such a role.
Etymology
Origin of jeune premier
1850–55; < French: literally, young first (actor)
Example Sentences
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As the stern father, he is all jutting chin and squints and false heartiness; he frets and preens like the jeune premier in a Feydeau farce.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Count of Provence plays the jeune premier, but the Count d'Artois also is considered a good performer.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
It appeared, to the great satisfaction of both, that the Tula landowner lived in the very town in which the jeune premier had acted for two seasons in succession.
From The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
This fact, together with a number of others, make clear that while the gonads may be the jeune premier of the drama, the vitality of the plot depends upon the other endocrines.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
In despite of myself, I can see clearly my future position of jeune premier in this opera of the wilderness.
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
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