role
noun
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
roles
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pluralof role.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Faraday Future is building a robot specifically designed for industrial work, called Faber, but the Master and Futurist models can fill many roles, Chen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
However he said that was only a small number in his experience, and others were also transferring abroad, or switching to onshore roles.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Kenneth Branagh, the British actor whose career has been built on weighty roles such as Shakespeare's Henry V, is perhaps an unlikely action hero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
A trustee and executor are two different roles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Somewhere in me there must be profound sorrow since it doesn’t take much for me to play the roles that call for heart-wrenching wailing.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
