role A2 Topic:People & Society US /ɹoʊl/ UK /ɹəʊl/ See IPA manual Homophones roll /ɹoʊl/ Freq #2063 Meanings 1 noun The part that someone or something plays in a situation or activity. Volunteers played an important role in cleaning up the beach. 2 noun A character played by an actor in a play or film. She landed the lead role in the school play. 3 noun The way a person or group is expected to behave in society. The role of women has changed greatly over the last century. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the part that someone or... function Word family Forms roles Derived forms gender-rolemultirolererolerole-basedrole-orientedrole-playrole-playerrole-playingroledrolelessroleplayroleplayer Common collocations participant role Noun + noun Etymology AI details From French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus. rôle French rolle Middle French role Old French rotulus la-med View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # role **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹoʊl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹəʊl/ **Frequency rank:** 2063 ## Meanings 1. The part that someone or something plays in a situation or activity. 2. A character played by an actor in a play or film. 3. The way a person or group is expected to behave in society. ## Examples - Volunteers played an important role in cleaning up the beach. - She landed the lead role in the school play. - The role of women has changed greatly over the last century. ## Derived Forms - gender-role - multirole - rerole - role-based - role-oriented - role-play - role-player - role-playing - roled - roleless - roleplay - roleplayer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rôle - Root: rolle - Root: role - Root: rotulus ## Etymology From French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus. ## AI Etymology Role comes from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus. Modern senses include the part that someone or something plays in a situation or activity. and a character played by an actor in a play or film.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as gender-role, multirole, rerole, role-based, role-oriented, and role-play. ## Topics - People & Society - Entertainment & Leisure markdown