actor
1 Americannoun
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a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
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a person who does something; participant.
noun
noun
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a person who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
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informal a person who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others (often in the phrase bad actor )
Usage
The term actor is almost universally used nowadays to refer to people of either gender who act
Other Word Forms
- nonactor noun
Etymology
Origin of actor
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin āctor, equivalent to āg- ( act ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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The actor was knighted for his own charity work in the New Year Honours.
From BBC
A publicist for Gilbert at the time said the actor would not comment on her husband’s case, denounced “any purported statements” and said that she was focused on caring for her and Busfield’s family.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chilean-American actor shared a series of posts on his Instagram, calling for a national strike to protest the killings and demanding more transparency from the federal government on the actions of ICE agents.
From Barron's
Margarita Aaron, the actor’s wife, told Fox News and TMZ on Monday that her husband is “making significant progress” in his recovery, making minor body movements including opening his eyes and giving a thumbs-up.
From Los Angeles Times
Shortly after it bought Radford Studio Center, the industry began to see theatrical slowdowns from the pandemic, the 2023 dual writers’ and actors’ strikes and the cutback in spending at the studios.
From Los Angeles Times
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