"overactor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/ [General-American], /ˌəʊvəɹˈæktə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: overactors [plural]
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) Etymology: From over- + actor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|actor}} over- + actor Head templates: {{en-noun}} overactor (plural overactors)
  1. (acting) Someone who overacts. Categories (topical): Acting, People Synonyms: ham, hambone, hamfatter, tear-cat

Inflected forms

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      "word": "tear-cat"
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