ROLE

function, office, part, role

(noun) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; “the function of a teacher”; “the government must do its part”; “play its role”

role

(noun) normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; “what is your role on the team?”

function, purpose, role, use

(noun) what something is used for; “the function of an auger is to bore holes”; “ballet is beautiful but what use is it?”

character, role, theatrical role, part, persona

(noun) an actor’s portrayal of someone in a play; “she played the part of Desdemona”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

role (plural roles)

A character or part played by a performer or actor.

The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

The function or position of something.

Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes

(grammar) The function of a word in a phrase.

(object-oriented) In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.

Hyponyms

• subrole

Etymology 2

Noun

role (plural roles)

(historical) An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.

Anagrams

• Orel, Orle, Orël, eorl, lore, orle, relo

Source: Wiktionary

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Rôle, n. Etym: [F. See Roll.]

Definition: A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the rôle of philanthropist. Title rôle, the part, or character, which gives the title to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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