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
Mercedes, of course, was leading lady; Monsieur and Madame Denis were the heavy parents; and a gentlemanlike young mouse named Leander was jeune premier.
From Grey Roses by Harland, Henry
He must, one thinks, be the jeune premier; for it is not in reason to suppose that a second such attractive male figure should appear in one story.
From Man and Superman by Shaw, Bernard
Marcel Provost: "Le jeune premier des romans de Georges Ohnet," which isn't bad.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
Perceiving all the advantages of such a connection, Lucien played his lover's part as well as it could have been acted by Armand, the latest jeune premier at the Comedie Francaise.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de
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