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[ ak-ter-man-uh-jer ] / ˈæk tərˈmæn ə dʒər /
nouna leading actor who produces and usually stars in his or her own productions: Sir Henry Irving was one of the first actor-managers. Origin of actor-managerFirst recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby actor-manageractomyosin, acton, act one's age, actor, actorish, actor-manager, actor-proof, Actors' Equity Association, act out, ACTP, ACTRA Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for actor-managerOver the mantelpiece, that was Henry Irving, the 19th-century actor-manager who was the first English actor to be knighted. Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole|Malcolm Jones|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The artistic aspiration of the actor-manager may be set on the opposite side of the account. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage|Sir Sidney Lee The play would have to be cut about, then; perhaps the actor-manager was disappointed with his own part. The Education of Eric Lane|Stephen McKenna And was gone, leaving the actor-manager more at a loss than such events usually found him. The Cricket|Marjorie Cooke
The actor-manager did not allow us to imagine we met upon terms of equality, but his greetings were gracious. To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick Not knowing this, the actor-manager paid him ninepence a night. The King of Schnorrers|Israel Zangwill
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