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actress
ac·tress A0072000 (ăk′trĭs)n. A woman who is an actor. See Usage Note at -ess.actress (ˈæktrɪs) n1. (Theatre) a woman who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc2. informal a woman who puts on a false manner in order to deceive othersac•tress (ˈæk trɪs)
n. a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, etc., esp. professionally. [1580–90] usage: See -ess. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  actress - a female actor actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performerleading lady - actress who plays the leading female rolestarlet - a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future startragedienne - an actress who specializes in tragic roles |
actressnounA theatrical performer:actor, player, thespian.Translationsactress
said the actress to the popeAn aside that is used to create a humorous but lewd sexual innuendo out of something mundane or innocent that someone else has said. (The use of "actress" is because the innuendo always refers to a woman in a sexual situation.) Primarily heard in UK. A: "Wow, that sandwich is huge!" B: "Yeah, I can barely put my hands around it." C: "Said the actress to the pope!"See also: actress, pope, saidas the actress said to the popeAn aside that is used to create a humorous but lewd sexual innuendo out of something mundane or innocent that someone else has said. (The use of "actress" is because the innuendo always refers to a woman in a sexual situation.) Primarily heard in UK. A: "Wow, that sandwich is huge!" B: "Yeah, I can barely put my hands around it." C: "As the actress said to the pope!"See also: actress, pope, saidas the actress said to the bishopA humorous expression used to add a sexual connotation to an innocuous phrase. A: "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to touch you there." B: "As the actress said to the bishop!"See also: actress, bishop, saidas the actress said to the bishop used humorously to call attention to a sexual double entendre , especially an unintended one. The cast of characters can be reversed without changing the meaning of the expression: as the bishop said to the actress . 2005 New Zealand Listener Some of Charles's antipodean witticisms— …‘it all became too big for me, as the actress said to the bishop’ – sounded several centuries old. See also: actress, bishop, saidAs the actress said to the bishop...A phrase used to point out or emphasize that a remark had a risqué double meaning, whether or not it was intended. The phrase, first heard in Britain in the mid-20th century, contrasts a worldly actress and a very proper clergyman to whom such double meanings had to be pointed out. It also took the form of “as the bishop said to the actress,” “as the schoolmaster said to the schoolgirl,” and any number of other combinations. Mae West's repartees, such as replying to a man's saying, “I've heard so much about you” with “Yeah, but you can't prove it,” coming from almost anyone else would qualify for an “As the actress said to the bishop . . .”See also: actress, saidEncyclopediaSeeactorLegalSeeActoractress
Synonyms for actressnoun a theatrical performerSynonymsWords related to actressnoun a female actorRelated Words- actor
- histrion
- thespian
- role player
- player
- leading lady
- starlet
- tragedienne
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