Noun: Poitier
- Pioneering African-American film actor and director (1927-2022)
"Sidney Poitier was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor";
- Sidney Poitier
Derived forms: Poitiers
Type of: actor, histrion [archaic], player, role player, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian
Encyclopedia: Poitier, Sidney