matinee idolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmæt.ɪ.neɪ ˌaɪ.dəl/us/mæt̬.ənˈeɪ ˌaɪ.dəl/old-fashioneda male actor, especially in films of the 1930s and 1940s, who was very attractive to women
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Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- act
- actor
- actress
- all-star
- cast
- extra
- film star
- frontman
- hammy
- lead 1
- luvvy
- megastar
- mime artist
- movie star
- one-man
- straight man
- stuntman
- stuntwoman
- superstar
- understudy
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