Antonyms for hambone
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ham-bohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæmˌboʊn |
Definition of hambone
Origin :- 1855, "bone of a ham," from ham (n.1) + bone (n.). Meaning "inferior actor or performer" is from 1893, an elaboration of ham (n.2).
- As in player : noun person who acts in performance
- As in actor : noun person who performs, entertains by role-playing
- The first thing Hambone did was to go to the back of the wagon for the jar.
- Extract from : « S.O.S. Stand to! » by Reginald Grant
- Reynolds did as directed and Hambone ducked for cover and the wagon stood stock still.
- Extract from : « S.O.S. Stand to! » by Reginald Grant
- Our glee was positively fiendish next day when watching Hambone wriggling uneasily in his clothes at parade.
- Extract from : « S.O.S. Stand to! » by Reginald Grant
- A minute or two elapsed and no explosion taking place, Hambone rejoined the wagon and the party proceeded.
- Extract from : « S.O.S. Stand to! » by Reginald Grant
- They'd rather fight en a yaller dawg likes fo' to worry a hambone.
- Extract from : « Isle o' Dreams » by Frederick F. Moore
Synonyms for hambone
- actor
- amateur
- artist
- barnstormer
- bit player
- character
- clown
- comedian
- entertainer
- extra
- foil
- ham
- hambone
- headliner
- idol
- impersonator
- ingenue
- lead
- mime
- mimic
- pantomimist
- performer
- play-actor
- playactor
- player
- scene stealer
- soubrette
- stand-in
- star
- stooge
- straight person
- thesp
- thespian
- trouper
- understudy
- ventriloquist
- villain
- walk-on
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