typecast

[tahyp-kast, -kahst]

verb (used with object)

Theater.

typecast, typecasting 

1. to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.

2. to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.

3. to stereotype.

   He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.

typecast

/ ˈtaɪpˌkɑːst /

verb

1. (tr) to cast (an actor) in the same kind of role continually, esp because of his physical appearance or previous success in such roles

Other Word Forms

• typecaster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of typecast¹

First recorded in 1930–35; type + cast

Example Sentences

He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.

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“I am up against two things now — AI and ageism. Being typecast is an industrywide issue, but I did hope that wouldn’t be the case with audiobook narration since the voice is so flexible.”

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It’s been typecast as a condiment, a once-a-year flourish for shrimp cocktail or prime rib, when it could be so much more.

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Despite this typecasting, she would later go on to make her mark, first in theatre and then in various TV shows and films by the 1990s.

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Stamp, with his calm demeanor and pale eyes, proved such a successful villain that he feared he was becoming typecast as one.

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