actor

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  1. noun A theatrical performer.
  2. noun One who takes part; a participant: "France, Britain . . . and any other external actors now involved . . . in the affairs of the continent” (Helen Kitchen).
  3. noun Law One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.

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  • Accepting for the actor were his father, mother and sister. —  Comic Book Resources
  • For any actor, steeping into a role so identifiable with another actor could be a daunting task and Quinto was well aware of the spotlight that would be cast upon him. —  The New Worlds Alliance
  • Terms of Endearment character, retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove, wasn't even in Larry McMurtry's novel, and the actor was the filmmaker's fourth choice for the part (after Burt Reynolds, James Garner, and Harrison Ford turned it down). —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • From the Department of You've Got to Be Kidding: Have you ever bought into a TV or movie character so utterly and completely that you kind of forget that the actor is actually, like, playing a character? —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • This actor is the kind of guy that every single woman over thirty wants to meet. —  Janet Charlton's Hollywood
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  1. Middle English actour, doer, probably from Latin āctor, from āctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English actour, agent, pleader, from Latin actor, doer, plaintiff, advocate, agent, player, from agere, drive, do, act: see act, n.
 

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