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actor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈæk.tʰɚ] ~ [ˈæk.tʰɹ̩] (General-American)
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• /ˈæk.tɚ/ (General-American)
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• [ˈæk.tʰəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈæk.təː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor Inherited from Middle English actour, from Anglo-Norman actor, Middle French actor, and their source, Latin āctor (“doer”), from agō (“to do”). Equivalent to act + -or. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ (áktōr, “leader”), from ἄγω (ágō, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
2. (obsolete) Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
3. Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
   • Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an actor, since the date of my last letter. 1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 373:
   • Mr. Clay had been too prominent an actor in public affairs to allow whig deception and misrepresentation a fair opportunity for successful action. 1852 February 8, “Reminiscences”, in The Daily Union (Washington), page 2:
   • A man may be principal in an offence in two degrees. A principal, in the first degree, is he that is the actor, or absolute perpetrator of the crime; and, in the second degree, he who is present, aiding, and abetting the fact to be done. 1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the laws of England^(https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AWilliam_Blackstone%2C_Commentaries_on_the_Laws_of_England_(1st_ed%2C_1769%2C_vol_IV).pdf&page=48):
4. A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
   • Seems like everyone's an actor / Or they're an actor's best friend / I wonder what was wrong to begin with / That they should all have to pretend 1991, Ani DiFranco, “Anticipate”, in Not So Soft:
   • Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.” 2017 April 2, “Marijuana”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 7, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
   • "I'm an actress -- actor, as we have to say these days." 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 88:
5. (Ancient-Rome, obsolete) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
6. The subject performing the action of a verb.
7. The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

Forms

Antonyms

undergoer (antonym(s) of “grammatical role”)

Deriveds

supporting actor · voice actor · coactor · actorvist · actorfic · spect-actor · non state actor · actorine · actorlike · actorism · actorly · bad actor · underactor · actornaut · actorish · play-actor · actorial · actorship · actory · character actor · non-state actor · actorness · actoress · interactor · live actor · straight actor · back actor · method actor · crisis actor · actor-proof · nonstate actor · nonactor · actroid · threat actor · child actor · self-actor · overactor

Descendants

actair · actor

Hyponyms

actress (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) · reenactor · enactor

Relateds

acting · actress · transaction · action · actual · actrix · act

Synonyms

plaintiff (a plaintiff) · complainant (a plaintiff) · doer (one who acts) · participant (one who takes part) · role (entity performing a role in use case analysis) · performer (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) · player (person who performs in a theatrical play or film)

Translations (314)

ro făcător (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ru исполни́тельница (one who takes part in action; a doer) · gd ban-chluicheadair (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tg актёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg актри́са (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ar مُمَثِّلَة (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru актёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mg mpilalao (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fa-ira بازیگَر (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tk artist (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tg ҳунарпеша (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · io aktorulo (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · km រង្គាជីព (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nrf acteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd cluicheadair (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd cleasaiche (one who takes part in action; a doer) · pt atriz (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ce артист (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · is leikkona (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fo sjónleikari (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fi näyttelijä (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hi अभिनेत्री (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fi tekijä (one who takes part in action; a doer) · hi कर्ता (one who takes part in action; a doer) · sh glùmica (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ka მსახიობი (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lo ນັກສະແດງລະຄອນ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sv aktör (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lt aktorė (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg извърши́тел (one who takes part in action; a doer) · bg извърши́телка (one who takes part in action; a doer) · si රංගන ශිල්පියා (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · cmn 男優 /男优 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 연기자 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · rsk ґлумец (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd ban-chleasaiche (one who takes part in action; a doer) · eo aganto (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ja 役者 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · si රංගන ශිල්පිනිය (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kmr şanoger (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sh глу́мац (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · se neavttár (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · es actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk лицеді́йка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nv áhodilʼį́įnii (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mn жүжигчин (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq veprues (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd cluicheadair (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ky ишмер (one who takes part in action; a doer) · tg бозигар (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vec ator (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ka მსახიობი ქალი (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · si නළුවා (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · et näitleja (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Schauspieler (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fr acteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ky артист (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · af akteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ug ئەرتىس (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · as অভিনেতা (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · enm doer (one who takes part in action; a doer) · el ηθοποιός (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq vepruese (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru де́ятель (one who takes part in action; a doer) · pl aktorka (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru арти́ст (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gag aktyör (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mr अभिनेता (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · is leikari (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nan-hbl 演員 /演员 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ps ايکټر (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru лицеде́й (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nn skodespelar (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lb Schauspiller (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ro actriță (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ja 女優 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fr faiseuse (one who takes part in action; a doer) · csb teatrownik (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vec atrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fa-ira آکْتور (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lo ນັກສະແດງ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk актри́са (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kmr lîstikvan (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · be дзе́ячка (one who takes part in action; a doer) · rm actur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · my ဇာတ်ဆောင် (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk акто́р (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · id pemeran (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pl aktor (one who takes part in action; a doer) · hu színész (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · oc actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nl acteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sl igralka (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yi שוישפּילערין (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lv aktieris (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ta நடிகை (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · io aktoro (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq aktor (one who takes part in action; a doer) · az artist (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gu અભિનેતા (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 남우 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ml അഭിനേതാവ് (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru исполни́тель (one who takes part in action; a doer) · kk сахнагер (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk дія́чка (one who takes part in action; a doer) · mi kaitapere (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq aktor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Akteurin (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sv skådespelare (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vi nữ diễn viên (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ba артист (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yi שוישפּילער (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fi toimija (one who takes part in action; a doer) · kk актер (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hy դերասան (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ro actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mn ᠵᠦᠵᠦᠭᠡᠴᠢᠨ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · te నటుడు (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Aktrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · csb teatrownica (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru лицеде́йка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · th นักแสดง (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pt ator (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tl manlalabas (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sv aktris (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · eu antzezle (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tr aktör (one who takes part in action; a doer) · la āctrīx (one who takes part in action; a doer) · sc atore (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · la āctor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 여배우 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sv aktör (one who takes part in action; a doer) · bg актьо́р (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uz artist (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fr faiseur (one who takes part in action; a doer) · id aktor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tg актриса (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pl aktor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ka მსახიობი კაცი (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mt attur (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ky оюнчу (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ta செய்பவர் (one who takes part in action; a doer) · tl aktor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lb Acteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sl igralec (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ug ئارتىس (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mk арти́ст (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mk актер (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd cleasaiche (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tr oyuncu (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk лицеді́й (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kk актёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lo ນາງລະຄອນ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · rsk ґлумица (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hi कलाकार (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yue 演員 /演员 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pt agente (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ast actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lv aktrise (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · eo aktoro (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hi रंगकर्मी (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · et näitlejatar (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Schauspielerin (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · la āctrīx (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bn অভিনেত্রী (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ba актриса (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · az aktyor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kl isiginnaartitsisartoq (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · my မင်းသား (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gl actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kn ನಟ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attore (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 남배우 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ps اکتور (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg арти́стка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq aktore (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 여우 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kmr aktor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · cs herečka (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · si නිළිය (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gd ban-chleasaiche (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tk aktýor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nl doener (one who takes part in action; a doer) · mk глумец (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · enm actour (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ja 男優 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fa-ira آکْتْریس (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · he שַׂחְקָן (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk викона́виця (one who takes part in action; a doer) · gl actriz (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sh глу̀мица (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pl aktorka (one who takes part in action; a doer) · be выкана́ўца (one who takes part in action; a doer) · gd ban-chluicheadair (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ml നടൻ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vo jidramatan (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · io aktorino (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mk арти́стка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attrice (one who takes part in action; a doer) · eo aktorino (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · he שַׂחְקָנִית (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · io aganto (one who takes part in action; a doer) · mt attur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yi אַקטריסע (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ms pelakon (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sk herečka (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · be акцёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hu színművész (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yue 男優 /男优 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg арти́ст (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru актри́са (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · arz ممثلة (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pdt Rollspäla (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ur اَدا کارَہ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sk činiteľ (one who takes part in action; a doer) · or ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vi diễn viên (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vo hidramatan (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hi अभिनेता (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ko 배우 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · da skuespiller (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg де́ятелка (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ky актёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ja 俳優 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ast actriz (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ur اَدا کار (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tr aktris (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ne अभिनेता (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ta நடிகர் (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attrice (obsolete, Ancient Rome: advocate in civil courts or cases) · nl toneelspeelster (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attore (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ky актриса (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk викона́вець (one who takes part in action; a doer) · am ተዋናይ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · da skuespillerinde (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · la histriō (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ta நடிகன் (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hu cselekvő (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ga aisteoir (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ar مُمَثِّل (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · lo ຕົວລະຄອນ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mt attriċi (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sk herec (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Akteur (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru арти́стка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sv skådespelerska (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kk актриса (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uk дія́ч (one who takes part in action; a doer) · de Handelnder (one who takes part in action; a doer) · uz aktyor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fr actrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · pa ਅਦਾਕਾਰ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · be выкана́вец (one who takes part in action; a doer) · be актры́са (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · uz aktrisa (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru де́ятельница (one who takes part in action; a doer) · st sebapadi (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · yi אַקטיאָר (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · eu aktore (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fi aktori (grammar: entity performing a role in use case analysis) · sq bërëse (one who takes part in action; a doer) · af aktrise (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nrf actrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · cmn 演員 /演员 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq aktore (one who takes part in action; a doer) · grc ὑποκριτής (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · rm actura (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · az aktrisa (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ti ተዋሳኢ (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · bg де́ятел (one who takes part in action; a doer) · km អ្នកលេងកុន (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ca actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ru а́ктор (one who takes part in action; a doer) · bn অভিনেতা (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · arz ممثل (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · vo dramatan (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nn skodespelarinne (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · fi toimija (grammar: entity performing a role in use case analysis) · cs herec (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nb skuespillerinne (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nl toneelspeler (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · be дзе́яч (one who takes part in action; a doer) · ovd skåðespilär (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ja 演技者 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · gag aktrisa (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · aa jilaa (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tl artista (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sq bërës (one who takes part in action; a doer) · uk акто́рка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ca actriu (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nb skuespiller (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · tk aktrisa (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sh glúmac (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · it attore (obsolete, Ancient Rome: advocate in civil courts or cases) · lt aktorius (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · la āctor (one who takes part in action; a doer) · sw mwigaji (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · mk актерка (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ro făcătoare (one who takes part in action; a doer) · tr aktör (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · id aktris (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · or ଅଭିନେତା (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · nl actrice (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · cmn 伶 (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ba актёр (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · cy actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · sco actor (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · kk әртіс (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · ms anak wayang (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · de Handelnde (der / die Handelnde) (one who takes part in action; a doer) · et näitlejanna (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor) · hu színésznő (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)