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)

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.

3. theater(Noun)

   A lecture theatre.

4. theater(Noun)

   An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.

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

5. theater(Noun)

   A cinema, or picture theatre.

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

6. theater(Noun)

   Drama or performance as a profession or artform.

   I worked in the theater for twenty-five years.

Origin: 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(0.00 / 0 votes)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. Nigel Farage:

   I shall miss the theater.

2. John Simon:

   Dinner theater is anti-culture.

3. Chief Executive Adam Aron:

   The theater has been immensely popular.

4. Judi Dench:

   The theater is the thing I love doing most.

5. Amanda Medek:

   I can't walk into a theater, absolutely not.

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