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actor

1

[ ak-ter ]

noun

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


Actor

2

[ ak-ter ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus.

actor

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a person who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
  2. informal.
    a person who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others (often in the phrase bad actor )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The term actor is almost universally used nowadays to refer to people of either gender who act
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·tǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of actor1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin 峦ٴǰ, equivalent to 岵- ( act ) + -tor -tor
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"We bought a lot of food that wasn't going to go off, like tuna in cans, just in case," says actor Jaime.

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Priscilla Pointer, a stage actor perhaps best known for roles in the movie “Carrie” and TV’s “Dallas,” died Monday, her family confirmed.

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Theatre audiences will get a double dose of Paul Mescal in 2027, after the Irish actor signed up for two productions at the National Theatre.

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“No, ‘cause I don’t fake it,” the Oscar-nominated “Hustle & Flow” actor replied.

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I haven’t been as busy as an actor as I would like, honestly.

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