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Role (IPA: /ˈɹoʊɫ/)

Role (n.)

A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist.

Role

Set of behaviours, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms expected from an individual that has a certain social status

Role

Character or part played by a performer

Role

Quality of participation in relation, or identity of an item in relation to another specified item

Role

Family name

Role

Painting by Philip Guston

Role Synonyms

Theatrical Role, Persona, Part, Character

Role Synonyms

Function, Office, Part

Role Synonyms

Function, Use, Purpose

Role Rhymes

Boal, Boehl, Bohl, Bole, Boll, Bowl, Buol, Coal, Coale, Cole, Colle, Croll, Dhole, Doell, Dole, Droll, Foal, Foale, Fohl, Goal, Gohl, Groll, Hoel, Hoell, Hoelle, Hohl, Hole, Knoell, Knoll, Koehl, Koelle, Kohl, Kol, Kole, Mohl, Mole, Noell, Nohl, Nole, Noll, Ohl, Ol', Ole, Pfohl, Poehl, Pohl, Pole, Poll, Proehl, Roehl, Roell, Roelle, Rohl, Rol, Role, Roll, Rolle, Schaul, Scholle, Schroll, Scroll, Seoul, Shoal, Skoal, Sohl, Sol, Sole, Soul, Sowle, Stohl, Stol, Stole, Stoll, Strohl, Strole, Stroll, Thoele, Thole, Toal, Toelle, Tole, Toll, Troll, Voell, Whole, Woehl, Wohl

Cajole, Console, Control, Devaul, Ecole, Enroll, Extol, Madole, Mccole, Mccoll, Mcdole, Nicole, Nicolle, Pajole, Parole, Patrol, Pistole, Unroll, Viole

Decontrol, Espanol, Rock'n'roll, Rock-and-roll, Self-control

Role (Last Name / Surname)

Role is the #102,197 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 176 people had that surname.

Spanish Translation

Role in Spanish is Papel

Tagalog Translation

Role in Tagalog is Papel

Example Sentence (Quote) " [M]y administration is committed to a leadership role on the issue of climate change." - George W. Bush

Example Sentence (Quote) " African audiences cannot accept our passive consumer role in the presence of film. (p. 44)" - Marshall McLuhan

Example Sentence (Quote) "At present the national budget plays a very large role in the whole financial policy of our country." - Ragnar Frisch

Example Sentence (Quote) " Donny: Any asshole can pull a gun on somebody! You don't know the first thing about stealing a car! You need a role model!" - Gone in 60 Seconds

Example Sentence (Quote) " Everybody in Fabletown has a role to fill. You just have to pay attention to what they need to help them find it." - The Wolf Among Us

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