type-cast

[tahyp-kast, -kahst]

verb (used with or without object)

type-cast, type-casting 

1. to cast (type).

adjective

1. (of text to be printed) having the type already cast.

Other Word Forms

• type-caster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of type-cast¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Executive producer Michelle Paradise told IndieWire that she and fellow executive producer Alex Kurtzman type-cast Ms. Abrams as president of Earth.

From Washington Times

It is an honor to be able to make music but so many people like to type-cast me as only that.

From Washington Post

The Sims ruthlessly worked on ironing out his cockney vowels, determined that he shouldn't be type-cast.

From BBC

The company is now trying to break away from being type-cast as just a network equipment supplier, laying its bets on what it calls the "Internet of Everything", basically the recognition that soon almost every person, device, or sensor will feed data into a network.

From Reuters

The Hollywood Reporter finds that regardless of the number of powerful women in film and television, we still lag “stubbornly” behind men in the entertainment industry from guild membership to pay for acting and writing. Actress and entrepreneur, Eva Longoria agrees, recognizing how women are too often type-cast:

From Forbes