Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The workman who makes or adapts the action of an instrument, as of a piano, etc.
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- noun An
action movie .
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, the fact that there's even a sequel to the 2006 odd-ball actioner is bizarre enough (we announced it officially late last year); so, really, I guess this scene isn't that strange when you put it in context.
Crank 2 Cranks Up the Crazy with Jason Statham's Head « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Yes, Beery seems about as Mexican as a Taco Bell Chalupa, but I’d enjoy him in just about anything and this rip roaring actioner is no exception to the rule.
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Yes, Beery seems about as Mexican as a Taco Bell Chalupa, but I’d enjoy him in just about anything and this rip roaring actioner is no exception to the rule.
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StudioCanal also plans a number of these "regional" pics, including a French-lingo actioner set in Afghanistan, an Amos Gitai spy thriller set across several countries and a Walter
Variety.com 2010
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But it does hint at the fact that this debut movie from South Africa-born writer-director Richard Stanley is not your run-of-the-mill futuristic actioner.
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Cinebeats highlighted this non-subtitled trailer for the 1966 actioner Black Tight Killers.
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The Roommate is currently the only major release slated for the Feb. 4, 2011; competition arrives the following week in the Nicholas Cage actioner Drive (3D), the Miramax animated pic Gnomeo and Juliet, and the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston rom-com The Pretend Wife.
New Release Dates for 5 Screen Gems Flicks and Universal’s REPO MEN – Collider.com 2010
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Cinebeats highlighted this non-subtitled trailer for the 1966 actioner Black Tight Killers.
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Easy A slides into September 17, 2010 alongside the Warner Brothers coming-of-age comedy Flipped and the Lionsgate actioner Warrior, starring Nick Nolte.
New Release Dates for 5 Screen Gems Flicks and Universal’s REPO MEN – Collider.com 2010
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Mulligan will next be seen in the critically acclaimed B-style actioner "Drive," with Ryan Gosling, Christina Hendricks and Albert Brooks.
Carey Mulligan On 'The Great Gatsby': Actress Reveals Intense Fitzgerald Research 2011
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