theater

Other spellings

• (UK) theatre

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ or /ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈθiːə.tə/ or /ˈθɪə.tə/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /ˈθiətə/ or [ˈθiə̯tɜ] or [ˈθiə̯ɾɜ]

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Noun

Singular theater

Plural theaters

Actors on a stage in a theater

1. (countable) (US) A theater is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.

   We went to the theater to watch a play by Shakespeare.

2. (countable) (US) A theater is a place where movies are shown.
   • Synonyms: cinema and movie theater

   We'll make it to the theater on time, there's twenty-nine minutes left before the movie starts.