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hambone

[ham-bohn] / ˈhæmˌboʊn /
NOUN
actor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artist character clown comedian entertainer performer player star villain
STRONG
amateur barnstormer extra foil ham headliner idol impersonator lead mime mimic pantomimist playactor soubrette stand-in stooge thespian trouper understudy ventriloquist walk-on
WEAK
bit player ingenue ingénue straight person thesp
Antonyms
WEAK
audience fan
NOUN
player
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actor performer star
STRONG
entertainer extra ham impersonator lead mime mimic stand-in thespian trouper understudy walk-on
WEAK
bit player scene stealer
Antonyms
WEAK
director spectator

Example Sentences

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If you happen to have a chicken carcass or a hambone on hand?

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2019

Besides what actor worth his hambone wouldn’t want to have a chance to become a comic-book Hitler?

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018

For Norvell, it is also important to recognize that African-Americans in the northeast forged traditions of their own, though not as well known as Southern traditions such as banjo playing and juba, a dance style also called hambone.

From Reuters • May 29, 2015

I’ve pretty much always enjoyed watching Penn in everything, not despite of his hambone tendency to milk every moment of every shot but because of it.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2015

I figured that was the last time I’d ever see that hambone.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli