Definitions for theater
ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-the·ater

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. theater, theatre, house(noun)

   a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

   "the house was full"

2. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre(noun)

   the art of writing and producing plays

3. field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations(noun)

   a region in which active military operations are in progress

   "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. theater(Noun)

   A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies etc.

   "The theater is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, it is also the return of art to life." u2014 (w:Oscar Wilde)

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

2. theater(Noun)

   A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.

   His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

3. theater(Noun)

   A lecture theatre.

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

4. theater(Noun)

   An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.

   This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

5. theater(Noun)

   A cinema, or picture theatre.

   We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

6. theater(Noun)

   Drama or performance as a profession or artform.

   I worked in the theater for twenty-five years.

   Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Theater(noun)

   alt. of Theatre

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1. Theater

   In warfare, a theater is an area or place in which important military events occur or are progressing. A theater can include the entirety of the air, land, and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. theater

   The geographical area for which a commander of a geographic combatant command has been assigned responsibility.

Anagrams for theater »

1. hat tree, hattree, teareth, tethera, theatre, thereat

How to pronounce theater?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say theater in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of theater in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of theater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of theater in a Sentence

1. District Attorney George Brauchler:

   He tried to murder a theater full of people to make himself feel better and because he thought it would increase his self-worth.

2. John Hickenlooper:

   I said,' I promised Jed that we'd go to the movie theater and see this new movie, you want to come ?' And it's an X-movie, and I was sure she wouldn't say no. I made a mistake, and she said,' I'd love to go' because she didn't want to be left alone in the house again. So I took my mother to see' Deep Throat.'.

3. Charles Hurt:

   That story that he told about what happened at West Point was some of the greatest political theater Ive ever witnessed in my life, it was absolutely astonishing.

4. Paul Hokemeyer:

   Sweeping and dramatic changes make for good theater, but in real life, they're not effective.

5. Prosecutor Rich Orman:

   The upsetting thing is that the defendant went into a theater of innocent people and shot! The upsetting thing is the defendant shot a little girl, the upsetting thing is the crime.

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