theater | |
1. n. A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. | |
2. n. 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. n. A lecture theatre. | |
4. n. (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation. | |
This man is about to die, get him into theater at once! | |
5. n. (US) A cinema. | |
We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen. | |
6. n. Drama or performance as a profession or artform. | |
I worked in the theater for twenty-five years. | |