playactor
/ˈpleɪˌæktər/
noun
- An actor who performs in plays or theatrical productions.
- The young playactor rehearsed her lines every evening before the big show.
- He started as a playactor in community theater before moving to Hollywood.
- The playactor took a bow as the audience cheered for the final scene.
- A person who behaves insincerely or pretends to be someone they are not, often for attention or deception.
- Don't trust his tears; he's just a playactor trying to win sympathy.
- In the meeting, she was a playactor, pretending to agree with the boss while secretly planning her own project.
- The politician was accused of being a playactor who only cared about votes, not the people.