Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
play-actor is a noun meaning "an actor who travels around the country presenting plays". It carries one recorded sense.
an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for play-actor come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.