actor
[ ak-ter ]
/ ˈæk tər /
noun
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
a person who does something; participant.
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Actor
[ ak-ter ]
/ ˈæk tər /
noun Classical Mythology.
a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus.
Compare Moliones.
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British Dictionary definitions for actor
actor
/ (ˈæktə) /
noun
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)
usage for actor
The term actor is almost universally used nowadays to refer to people of either gender who act
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