actioner

noun

ac·tion·er ˈak-sh(ə-)nər

: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action

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The sci-fi actioner cost about $200 million to produce and will have collected $47 million by the end of the weekend. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 June 2026 In the wake of John Wick’s success, Keanu has had the opportunity to sleepwalk through some lesser sci-fi actioners, and this one is particularly sleepy. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025 But Hugh Jackman is also bringing the gritty, folkloric actioner The Death of Robin Hood to theaters, alongside NEON's new horror offering Leviticus. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026 Recent films from Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Pictures include Curry Barker’s horror phenomenon Obsession, which has grossed over $84M worldwide on a budget of less than a million, as well as the Dave Bautista actioner Trap House and Netflix horror thriller Don’t Move. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for actioner

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action + -er entry 2

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1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of actioner was in 1972

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