actor

[ ak-ter ]
/ ˈæk tər /
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noun

a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
a person who does something; participant.

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Origin of actor

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin āctor, equivalent to āg- (see act) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM actor

non·ac·tor, noun

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Definition for actor (2 of 2)

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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Words related to actor

star, artist, character, clown, player, villain, comedian, entertainer, performer, thespian, impersonator, amateur, ham, lead, extra, understudy, mimic, foil, mime, idol

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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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