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

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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?

1. 

   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. The Hollywood Reporter:

   The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

2. Rita Moreno:

   Tonight, we honor five artists who helped tell the story of the first American century through music, theater, and film, and by doing so, helped to shape it.

3. Paul Dergarabedian:

   Its really difficult for a director to become a superstar whose name gets people in theater, and Jordan Peele has done just that, hes a superstar director with a brand all his own, and thats with two feature films under his belt. Thats pretty astonishing. That just doesnt happen.

4. Witness Katie Domingue:

   He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either, prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette.

5. Alfred Jarry:

   The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.

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