Definition of "histrion" [his•tri•on]

• A stage actor. (noun)

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• "The intensity of the golden age of the histrion was the intensity of _his_ good faith."
• "What would Athenæus say if he knew that it was through him alone that the name of this histrion had come down to us?"
• "As a matter of fact, Miss Anderson, who began her histrion career at an early age, and is even now of extremely youthful appearance, has had plenty of experience and success in _roles_ of much more difficulty, and much wider possibilities."