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Actor: meaning, definitions and examples

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actor

 

[ หˆรฆktษ™r ]

Noun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Noun

performing arts

A person who performs in plays, movies, or television shows, typically portraying a character.

Synonyms

actress, performer, player, thespian

Examples of usage

  • He is a talented actor who has appeared in numerous films.
  • The actress and the actor had great chemistry on stage.
Context #2 | Noun

deception

A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others.

Synonyms

deceiver, impostor, pretender

Examples of usage

  • The con artist was a master actor, fooling many with his disguises.
  • She put on her best actor face to hide her true emotions.
Context #3 | Noun

mechanical device

A mechanism that causes something to happen or operate.

Synonyms

agent, mechanism, operator

Examples of usage

  • The thermostat acts as an actor in controlling the temperature of the room.
  • The actor in the machine triggered the release of the product.

Translations

Translations of the word "actor" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ator

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคญเคฟเคจเฅ‡เคคเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schauspieler

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ aktor

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฐะบั‚ะพั€

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ aktor

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไฟณๅ„ช (haiyลซ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท acteur

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ actor

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท aktรถr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฐฐ์šฐ (baeu)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู…ุซู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ herec

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ herec

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆผ”ๅ‘˜ (yวŽnyuรกn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ igralec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ leikari

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะบั‚ะตั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ˜แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜ (msakhiobi)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ aktyor

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ actor

Word origin

The word 'actor' originated in Middle English from the Latin word 'actor', which means 'doer' or 'performer'. Initially, it referred to a person who performs actions or deeds. Over time, the term evolved to specifically denote someone who performs in plays, movies, or television shows.

See also: act, acting, action, actionable, activate, active, actively, activists, activity, actress, acts, actual, counteractant, enact, inactivity, overact, react, transact.