'matinee idol' definitions:
Definition of 'matinee idol'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: idol, matinee idol]
Synonyms of 'matinee idol'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actor,
- actress,
- antagonist,
- bad guy,
- barnstormer,
- character,
- character actor,
- character man,
- character woman,
- child actor,
- cosset,
- darling,
- diseur,
- diseuse,
- dramatizer,
- favorite,
- feeder,
- foil,
- fondling,
- heavy,
- histrio,
- histrion,
- idol,
- ingenue,
- jewel,
- juvenile,
- mime,
- mimer,
- mimic,
- minion,
- monologist,
- mummer,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- pet,
- playactor,
- player,
- preference,
- protean actor,
- reciter,
- Roscius,
- soubrette,
- spoiled child,
- stage performer,
- stage player,
- stooge,
- straight man,
- stroller,
- strolling player,
- theatrical,
- thespian,
- trouper,
- utility man,
- villain