† pastoristn.
Obsolete. rare.
An actor in pastoral plays.
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comedy player1550
tragedy player1552
comediant1568
tragic1577
tragedian1590
comedian1603
comic1619
interludera1627
pastorista1627
tragicomediana1627
tragedy actor1690
low comedian1740
tragedy man1784
exodiary1793
farcer1813
monopolylogist1830
stock actor1839
beneficiaire1841
monologuist1853
monologist1858
burlesquer1869
opera-bouffer1870
low comedy1885
knockabout1887
farceur1889
folk-player1936
a1627 T. Middleton Mayor of Quinborough (1661) v. i. 62 Comedians, Tragedians,..Pastorists, Humorists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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