/tuyp"kast', -kahst'/ , v.t., typecast, typecasting . Theat.
1. to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
2. to cast (a performer) repeatedly in a kind of role closely patterned after that of the actor's previous successes.
3. to stereotype: He realizes now he's been typecast as an executive errand boy.
[ 1930-35; TYPE + CAST ]