actor
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
a person who does something; participant.
Origin of actor
1Other words from actor
- non·ac·tor, noun
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Other definitions for Actor (2 of 2)
a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus.
- Compare Moliones.
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How to use actor in a sentence
When Gunnar started her doctoral work in the 1970s, researchers had already mapped out the key actors in the stress response.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life | Esther Landhuis | August 28, 2020 | Science NewsBy the time Gunnar started work on her PhD in the 1970s, researchers had mapped out the key actors in this process.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsMovie makers and video-game developers regularly use motion-capture technology to record human actors.
A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball | Kathryn Hulick | August 20, 2020 | Science News For StudentsOne of the underrated aspects of Antifa is that spreads accurate information about the bad actors on the far right.
Will Facebook’s QAnon crackdown succeed? What people are saying so far | Jeff | August 20, 2020 | FortuneThe championship cast includes out actors Alan Cummings and Natalie Morales and LGBT ally Sarah Silverman.
BEST actor Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice There is no better actor—right now—than Joaquin Phoenix.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I had won the British Award, Best Foreign actor, so I went.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDavid Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a bizarre matchup, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor came for the 20-year-old singer this past July in Ibiza.
The Bloom-Bieber Brawl We Didn’t Know We Needed | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI actually found it quite pleasurable, and it prepared me for this strange, gypsy lifestyle of an actor.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom | Marlow Stern | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a bookbinder previous to going upon the stage; and acquired a high degree of reputation as an actor.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe actor, whose name was Taylor, could not remember the name assigned to him in his part of the play.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Had the actor memorised either of these Correlations, he would not have forgotten Numitorius in his performance.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)He remembered Tony's words later: that another actor was expected with whose entry the piece would turn more real—turn tragic.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodWhat actor could play Falstaff after riding forty miles and being well thrashed?
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for actor
/ (ˈæktə) /
a person who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
informal a person who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others (often in the phrase bad actor)
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