typecast
verb
type·cast
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typecast;
typecasting
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
Examples of typecast in a Sentence
Her television work typecast her as a helpless victim.
Recent Examples on the Web
But Zima was typecast as a girly drink, with all the virility of a white wine cooler. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Hard seltzer is this summer’s biggest scam," 20 Aug. 2019 The projects pay roughly $10,000 for about a month’s work every year or so, and often give Ms. Micucci the chance to extend her range after years of being typecast as the quirky sidekick. — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, "Is Peak TV Really a Bonanza for Female Comics? That’s a Laugh," 25 July 2019 Moreno’s early career was defined by disappointment, since she was always being typecast in generically ethnic roles. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Why Rita Moreno Almost Quit Show Business," 28 June 2019 Democrats have made a strategic decision to typecast Mr. Trump and anyone who supports him as hostile to immigration and therefore racist, in the expectation that some voters will recoil. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "Beyond MAGA Hats," 23 Jan. 2019 Brosnan doesn't want his painting to be typecast, and so his art is all over the place. — Drew Magary, GQ, "Pierce Brosnan Has Found Beauty and Inspiration During Our Helltimes," 16 May 2018 Perhaps the tirade was the motive for underlings to typecast her as some sort of mole for the dwindling ranks of the president’s Republican enemies. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "DHS Secretary Nielsen is Not MAGA Enough for Trump’s White House," 11 May 2018 This has been written before, but Chicago hip-hop is often typecast into two camps: drill rap (typically associated with Chief Keef) and not-drill rap (typically associated with Chance the Rapper and his affiliates). — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, "CupcakKe pops with raucous and funny sex raps: 'There’s a lot to talk about outside of picking up a pistol’," 15 Feb. 2018 But in all that success the Kia brand has become a bit shopworn, typecast as down-market and generic. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2018 Kia Stinger GT2: The Best German Car to Come Out of South Korea," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'typecast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for typecast
typecast
verb
English Language Learners Definition of typecast
: 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
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