Actor and Foil

Actor

Actor noun - One who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show).

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Foil and actor are semantically related. in person who performs topic. In some cases you can use "Foil" instead a noun "Actor".

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

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Actor and foil are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Actor" with "Foil", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

good	good actor	good foil
female	female actor	female foil
nice	nice actor	nice foil
best	best actor	best foil
Other adjectives: better, original, big, great, serious, main, young, new, occasional, different, comic, younger, comedic.

Any character played by 1930's actor Herman Bing (who was usually typecast as a comic German foil).

Source: Trrrilling Rrrs

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