(born 1937), US actor; full name Dustin Lee Hoffman. A versatile method actor, he won Oscars for Kramer vs Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1989). Other notable films: The Graduate (1967) and Tootsie (1983).
Definition of Hoffman, Dustin in US English:
Hoffman, Dustin
proper nounˈhäfmən
(born 1937), US actor; full name Dustin Lee Hoffman. A versatile method actor, he won Academy Awards for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), about a couple battling for child custody, and Rain Man (1989), in which he plays an autistic adult. Other notable movies: The Graduate (1967), Tootsie (1983), and Meet the Fockers (2004).