Definitions for theater

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theater the·a·ter

Spelling: [thee-uh-ter, theeuh

IPA: /ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-/

Theater is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in theater (aeehrtt).

Definitions for theater

noun

1. a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
2. the audience at a theatrical or motion-picture performance:
3. a theatrical or acting company.
4. a room or hall, fitted with tiers of seats rising like steps, used for lectures, surgical demonstrations, etc.:
5. the theater, dramatic performances as a branch of art; the drama:
6. dramatic works collectively, as of literature, a nation, or an author (often preceded by the):
7. the quality or effectiveness of dramatic performance:
8. a place of action; field of operations.
9. a natural formation of land rising by steps or gradations.

Origin of theater

1325-75; Middle English theatre Latin theātrum Greek théātron seeing place, theater, equivalent to theā-, stem of theâsthai to view + -tron suffix denoting means or place

Examples for theater

I am glad you will get to see one, as the theater closes after to-night.

The theater season closed with that evening on which “Lohengrin” was performed.

He also went to the theater, although he thought it unworthy of a Roman to be an actor.

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

You never go to the theater on Sunday in England—you are all pietistisch.

After such a barnstorming stage debut, and while “my heart is in theater,” screen acting intrigues him.

After the show, Executive Chef Michael Franey explained the process by which the theater selects its menu.

I had never been in a theater in my life, and the name was but a name to me.

The theater manager called security, and three moonlighting off-duty police deputies arrived.

Now hackers are threatening to bomb any theater that shows it.