theater meaning
EN
[ˈθi(ə)tɚ] 
US US WTheater
- NounPLtheatersPREthe-SUF-ter
- A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
- His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
- A lecture theatre.
- (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
- This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
- (US) A cinema.
- We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
- Drama or performance as a profession or artform.
- I worked in the theater for twenty-five years.
- A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- HDMI has become the standard for audio and video connection for home theater gear.
- I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.
- This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- As a boy, Sandburg was thrilled by the circus, the chautauqua, the minstrel show, the theater.
- We need someone to babysit our children while we go to the theater.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of theater in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en theaters
- en theaterwide
- en theatergoer
- en theaterical
- en theaterland
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "theater" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.