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

"I'd been in a relationship with a 15th Century re-enactor so I knew what I was getting into."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022

“Think of what a ‘Star Wars’ movie would be without the Empire,” said one civil war re-enactor of the hobby, which is falling out of fashion.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2018

It’s not until the film’s closing minutes that one choked-up re-enactor makes an explicit connection to “today’s world.”

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2018

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

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