role

Meaning

1. A character or part played by a performer or actor.
2. The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
3. The function or position of something.
4. Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
5. The function of a word in a phrase.
6. In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊl/

Etymology

From French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus.

Sentences

The role catapulted her onto the Hollywood A-list .

This role was a broad parody of the fascist then-dictator of Italy , Benito Mussolini .