"character man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: character men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|character men}} character man (plural character men)
  1. A male character actor.
    Sense id: en-character_man-en-noun-fENh0wlH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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