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[ ak-ter ] / ˈæk tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR actor ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc. a person who does something; participant. Origin of actor1350–1400; Middle English <Latin āctor, equivalent to āg- (see act) + -tor-tor OTHER WORDS FROM actornon·ac·tor, nounWords nearby actorAct of Uniformity, act of war, actomyosin, acton, act one's age, actor, actorish, actor-manager, actor-proof, Actors' Equity Association, act out Definition for actor (2 of 2)[ ak-ter ] / ˈæk tər /
noun Classical Mythology.a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for actorWhen Gunnar started her doctoral work in the 1970s, researchers had already mapped out the key actors in the stress response. Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life|Esther Landhuis|August 28, 2020|Science News By the time Gunnar started work on her PhD in the 1970s, researchers had mapped out the key actors in this process. Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students Movie makers and video-game developers regularly use motion-capture technology to record human actors. A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball|Kathryn Hulick|August 20, 2020|Science News For Students One of the underrated aspects of Antifa is that spreads accurate information about the bad actors on the far right. Will Facebook’s QAnon crackdown succeed? What people are saying so far|Jeff|August 20, 2020|Fortune
The championship cast includes out actors Alan Cummings and Natalie Morales and LGBT ally Sarah Silverman. FROM THE VAULTS: Journeys to the LGBTQ past|Brian T. Carney|August 13, 2020|Washington Blade David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health. Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST In a bizarre matchup, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor came for the 20-year-old singer this past July in Ibiza. The Bloom-Bieber Brawl We Didn’t Know We Needed|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST And the actor says his childhood experience plays a critical role in his performance. After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain|Rich Goldstein|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The actor recalls an incident when his daughter was younger. Jamie Foxx: Get Over the Black ‘Annie’|Stereo Williams|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST I try to stay out of trades and all of this stuff, just as an actor to not get your head messed up. Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The actor was taken to the Charing Cross Hospital, where he died almost immediately. Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson He was a lover of books in his youth; and his desire to become an actor was begotten in the theatre. The Bobbin Boy|William M. Thayer He can't just relax and enjoy the scene and become the actor like a paying customer. The Premiere|Richard Sabia He then seemed to lose all interest in the Union, and merely desired to become a spectator of the contest, and not an actor. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61|Abner Doubleday After which he never came among us more, either as an Actor or Menager. An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II (of 2)|Colley Cibber
British Dictionary definitions for actor
nouna 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 actorThe term actor is almost universally used nowadays to refer to people of either gender who act 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 Words related to actorstar, artist, character, clown, player, villain, comedian, entertainer, performer, thespian, impersonator, amateur, ham, lead, extra, understudy, mimic, foil, mime, idol |