jeune premier
Americannoun
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the male juvenile lead in a play or movie.
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a young actor who plays such a role.
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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
My little comedietta "Nine Points of the Law" is free from all critical situations and language, but perhaps Mr. Sterling's part may be too old for your jeune premier.
From Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir by Ledbury, Lady Biddulph of
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.
I have seen a dramatic correspondent, and he tells me that I am wanted at Quimper-Corentin, where they require a tenor jeune premier.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
"Do you know, I like that town awfully," said the jeune premier, displaying his red socks.
From The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
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