Answer: stereotype

AnswerCrossword Clue
STEREOTYPEMovie nerd, e.g.
STEREOTYPELead role in many a Western
STEREOTYPEEight-track player?
STEREOTYPESomething lacking originality.
STEREOTYPEConventional expression.
STEREOTYPEUnvarying pattern.
STEREOTYPEHackneyed thing
STEREOTYPECast in a certain role
STEREOTYPEPigeonhole people
stereotypea fixed conventionalized or stock image / to make a stereotype of
stereotypeidea, expression, etc., without originality
stereotypesimplified image of a person, group, etc.
stereotypeto regard as a stereotype