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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

/ ˈæ°ì³ÙÉ™ /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²¹³¦î€ƒt´Ç°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of actor1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Ä峦³Ù´Ç°ù, equivalent to Äå²µ- ( act ) + -tor -tor
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He went on to be regarded by many as the finest actor ever to emerge from Wales, starring in films including Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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The love for Kilmer has shone through in the tributes from his fellow actors.

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“The Righteous Gemstones†actor was a guest on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger†podcast this week when he invoked the specter of stiff person syndrome.

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As we get to know the movie’s wiry, chaotic young protagonist, engagingly portrayed by first-time actor Faveau, we expect he’ll get a life education the hard way, as these stories usually offer up.

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The film’s actors all come ready to dig into material that isn’t there, tasked with making a meal out of crumbs.

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