Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does typecast mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word typecast? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
  2. To identify someone as being of a specific type because of their appearance, colour, religion etc.
  3. (programming) To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
Tyrone Power, tired of being typecast in heroic pretty-boy roles, optioned William Lindsay Gresham's pitch black noir novel himself.
Is she afraid of being typecast as a brunette version of these dizzy dames?
Throughout the 60s and 70s, Jack Lemmon was typecast as a tense, neurotic, excruciatingly insecure pen pusher.
Stiller departs from his typecast of an awkward intellectual, which is to his credit.
But I don't think she's ever understood that the public wants her typecast as a beneficent, starched woman with at least two children in tow.
For someone typecast as hot totty in action pictures, the role of Laticia is a gift.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
8-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024