typecast

typecast
/tuyp"kast', -kahst'/, v.t., typecast, typecasting. Theat.
1. to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
2. to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
3. to stereotype: He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
[1930-35; TYPE + CAST]

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