re-enactor

American  

[ree-en-akt-er] / ˌri ɛnˈækt ər /

noun

plural

re-enactors

1. someone who re-enacts something, especially a historical event; someone who impersonates a person from a historical period in a recreational or educational context.

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Example Sentences

But fringe characters, including “Dr. Seduction” and a Gladiator re-enactor who calls himself “Nero,” have also jumped at the chance of replacing Ms. Raggi, who trails badly in the polls.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2021

Philip Hutchinson - who works as an Oliver Hardy re-enactor, recreating the routines from the movies and music halls - said opinions on the tour were "really mixed".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2019

Claire Warren, who has been a re-enactor for 20 years, wore a work dress, apron, corset, bonnet and corded petticoat to represent a working class woman from the Civil War Era.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2017

Frank embarks on an emotional affair with, of all things, a Civil War re-enactor; LeAnn and Tom have an eerie election-night conversation about déjà vu.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2017

Ralph Archbold, 75, a popular re-enactor who portrayed Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia for more than 40 years and married a woman who portrays Betsy Ross, died on March 25.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2017