typecast
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
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to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
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to stereotype.
He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
verb
Other Word Forms
- typecaster noun
Etymology
Origin of typecast
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC
“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.”
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Salon
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.
From BBC
Stamp, with his calm demeanor and pale eyes, proved such a successful villain that he feared he was becoming typecast as one.
From Los Angeles Times
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