Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who behaves in the manner of a character, usually by reciting scripted dialogue, in order to entertain an audience, especially in a play, movie, or television show.
- noun One who takes part; a participant.
- noun One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.
- noun In civil law, the plaintiff in an action.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who acts or performs; the doer or performer of an action; specifically, one who represents a character or acts a part in a play; a stage-player.
- noun In law: An advocate or a proctor in civil courts or causes.
- noun A plaintiff.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
- noun A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
- noun An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- noun One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
- noun One who acts; a
doer . - noun One who takes part in a situation.
- noun law An
advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. - noun law One who institutes a suit;
plaintiff orcomplainant . - noun One who enacts a certain policy action.
- noun software engineering The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who acts and gets things done
- noun a theatrical performer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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We have heard several English people describe Talma's countenance, as by no means powerful enough for a great actor; it appeared to us, that in no one respect was he so decidedly superior to any _actor_ on the
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"Because it means I can be seen as an actor as opposed to a child actor."
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_actor; _ and when it is nominative to a _neuter_ verb, it is _not_ an actor, but the _subject_ of the verb.
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In most non zombie related horror movies the villain is most often barely seen for the majority of the movie until it's time for the confrontation with the title actor/actress.
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Warner and CBS have been shopping for a name actor who could keep the highly lucrative sitcom afloat without Sheen.
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"It happens a lot that a name actor will be signed on to a project in its germ stage."
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Since then I've held his work in the highest regard, inclusive of his work as both director and lead as the title actor of Pollock (2000).
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And you'd also be surprised how expensive one actor and stool can be - depending on who the actor is and what the stool looks like.
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This actor is awesome so people should know that he is in this movie! he played the Keymaker in MATRIX RELOADED.
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The screenplay can change if the actor is a big star and wants changes.
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Logophile77 commented on the word actor
Used to be only men. Now actress is going the way of thou and thee.
December 19, 2017