"histrion" meaning in English

See histrion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: histrions [plural], histrio [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin histriō. Compare French histrion. See histrionic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|histriō}} Latin histriō, {{der|en|fr|histrion}} French histrion Head templates: {{en-noun}} histrion (plural histrions)
  1. (obsolete) A stage actor. Tags: obsolete Related terms: histrionic
    Sense id: en-histrion-en-noun-h1QkhpNk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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