Definition of theater

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Theater (n.) Alt. of Theatr.

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Drop :: Drop (n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc..
Foyer :: Foyer (n.) A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.
Theater :: Theater (n.) Alt. of Theatr.
Boxkeeper :: Boxkeeper (n.) An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement..
Groundling :: Groundling (n.) A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches..
Spellken :: Spellken (n.) A theater.
Board :: Board (n.) The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession..
Usher :: Usher (n.) An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc..
Slang :: Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc..
Pew :: Pew (n.) Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold..
Manager :: Manager (n.) One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater..
Machinist :: Machinist (n.) A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
Vomitory :: Vomitory (n.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater..
Superoccipital :: Supernumerary (n.) A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle..
Ground :: Ground (n.) The pit of a theater.
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians..
Syrphian :: Syrma (n.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters..
Amphitheatre :: Amphitheatre (n.) Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater..
Arena :: Arena (n.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand..
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