"supporting actor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: supporting actors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} supporting actor (plural supporting actors)
  1. An actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character. Wikipedia link: supporting actor Translations (actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character): sivuosanäyttelijä (Finnish), mellékszereplő (Hungarian), aisteoir tánaisteach [masculine] (Irish), ator coadjuvante [masculine] (Portuguese), actor secundario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-supporting_actor-en-noun-lQIz1Xtf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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