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typecast
transitive verb type·cast \ˈtīp-ˌkast\
: to always give (an actor or actress) the same kind of role : to cause people to think that (an actor or actress) should always play the same kind of role
type·casttype·cast·ing
Full Definition of TYPECAST
1
: to cast (an actor or actress) in a part calling for the same characteristics as those possessed by the performer
2
: to cast (an actor or actress) repeatedly in the same type of role
3
: stereotype 2
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First Known Use of TYPECAST
1927
Rhymes with TYPECAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, upcast, webcast, windblast
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