role
A character or part played by a performer or actor.
Example
“My neighbor was the lead role in last year's village play.”
Other meanings
The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
“The role of women has changed significantly in the last century.”
The function or position of something.
“Local volunteers played an important role in cleaning the beach after the oil spill.”
Synonyms
- function
- office
- part
Example sentences
Word history
From Medieval Latin "rotulus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “role” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.