Phrase guide

supporting actor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 配角演員 /配角演员 (pèijué yǎnyuán) — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Finnish: sivuosanäyttelijä — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Georgian: მსახიობი მეორეხარისხოვან როლში (msaxiobi meorexarisxovan rolši) — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Georgian: მსახიობი კაცი მეორეხარისხოვან როლში (msaxiobi ḳaci meorexarisxovan rolši) — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Hungarian: mellékszereplő — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Irish: aisteoir tánaisteach — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Portuguese: ator coadjuvante — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Spanish: actor secundario — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character
  • Swedish: birollsinnehavare — actor who plays a role that is not the lead but which still represents a major character