histrion.

Brit.

/ˈhɪstrɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈhɪstrioʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin histriōn-, histriō.

Etymology: < classical Latin histriōn-, histriō actor, performer in pantomime < hister actor, explained by Livy as of Etruscan origin (although the ancient grammarian Festus states that histriones were so called as the first actors came from Histria , a peninsula at the head of the Adriatic) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier histrion n.

Chiefly depreciative in later use.

= histrion n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun]

playera1400

game-player1533

comedy player1550

stage-player1561

actor1566

histrion?1566

comediant1568

representer1579

stager1580

presentera1586

histrio1589

stageman1589

gamester1596

player-man1596

Roscius1600

stagerite1602

theaterian1602

comedian1603

scenic1612

representant1622

play-actor1633

parta1643

histrionic1647

representator1653

artist1714

mummer1773

actor-manager1826

Thespian1827

impersonator1830

personifier1835

player-manager1895

thesp1962

luvvie1988

1589 J. Batt Portraiture Hypocrisie 75 To see some Histrio play y^e foole.

1653 E. Hall Ὴ ἀποστασία ὁ ἀντίχριστος iii. vii. 111 The Devils Play was begun, his Histrio's were now entered upon the Stage, and begun to act their severall parts.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Histrio, a Player of Farces, a Buffoon.

1791 J. Trapp tr. J. W. von Archenholz Picture of Italy II. xi. 173 Most of these odd Histrios..follow some other business all the year round, except in the carnival, when they engage as performers.

1821 Ld. Byron Let. 4 June (1978) VIII. 133 I hear that it is still continued to be performed—a piece of obstinacy for which it is some consolation to think that the discourteous histrio will be out of pocket.

1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iv. 6 Begone, ye imbecile hypocrites, histrios not heroes!

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 July 1/2 A poor histrio, a stagey pedant.

1906 Writer Jan. 2/1 The cock's feathers, the red paint, and the black patches, which, in ninety-nine cases out of the hundred, constitute the properties of the literary histrio.

1993 Sewanee Rev. 101 624 A trained and careful historian, he was also an accomplished histrio: he liked to strike poses and dramatize issues.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	histrio
释义	histrion. Brit. /ˈhɪstrɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈhɪstrioʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin histriōn-, histriō. Etymology: < classical Latin histriōn-, histriō actor, performer in pantomime < hister actor, explained by Livy as of Etruscan origin (although the ancient grammarian Festus states that histriones were so called as the first actors came from Histria , a peninsula at the head of the Adriatic) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier histrion n. Chiefly depreciative in later use. = histrion n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] playera1400 game-player1533 comedy player1550 stage-player1561 actor1566 histrion?1566 comediant1568 representer1579 stager1580 presentera1586 histrio1589 stageman1589 gamester1596 player-man1596 Roscius1600 stagerite1602 theaterian1602 comedian1603 scenic1612 representant1622 play-actor1633 parta1643 histrionic1647 representator1653 artist1714 mummer1773 actor-manager1826 Thespian1827 impersonator1830 personifier1835 player-manager1895 thesp1962 luvvie1988 1589 J. Batt Portraiture Hypocrisie 75 To see some Histrio play y^e foole. 1653 E. Hall Ὴ ἀποστασία ὁ ἀντίχριστος iii. vii. 111 The Devils Play was begun, his Histrio's were now entered upon the Stage, and begun to act their severall parts. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Histrio, a Player of Farces, a Buffoon. 1791 J. Trapp tr. J. W. von Archenholz Picture of Italy II. xi. 173 Most of these odd Histrios..follow some other business all the year round, except in the carnival, when they engage as performers. 1821 Ld. Byron Let. 4 June (1978) VIII. 133 I hear that it is still continued to be performed—a piece of obstinacy for which it is some consolation to think that the discourteous histrio will be out of pocket. 1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iv. 6 Begone, ye imbecile hypocrites, histrios not heroes! 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 July 1/2 A poor histrio, a stagey pedant. 1906 Writer Jan. 2/1 The cock's feathers, the red paint, and the black patches, which, in ninety-nine cases out of the hundred, constitute the properties of the literary histrio. 1993 Sewanee Rev. 101 624 A trained and careful historian, he was also an accomplished histrio: he liked to strike poses and dramatize issues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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