scene-stealer

[ seen-stee-ler ]

/ ˈsinˌsti lər /

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noun

a performer in a play, motion picture, etc., who by charm, talent, or artifice, draws most of the audience's attention, often away from the leading performers.

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Origin of scene-stealer

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby scene-stealer

scend, scene, scene dock, scene master, scenery, scene-stealer, scenic, scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent

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Hovering above the scene, commandos in helicopters were poised with automatic rifles.
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But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.
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The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
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The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
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“The play contains one five minute scene about James Hewitt,” Conway says.
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Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene.
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The scene is the covenant made between the two first persons of the Trinity on Mount Moriah.
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Impressed by the lugubrious scene, Aguinaldo yielded, and the next day peace negotiations were opened.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The scene and field of that learning hitherto has been, in our Western communities, the University.
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It was not until later days that Malcolm knew the real nature of the scene through which he rode.
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