UPSTAGER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A selfish actor who upstages the other actors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("upstager" is a kind of...):

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)

Derivation:

upstage (steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else)

upstage (move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience)

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