Definition of actor Actor
/æˈktɚ/ - [akter] - Ac•tor
We found 17 definitions of actor from 6 different sources.
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What does actor mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: actors |
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| actor - a theatrical performer | ||
| histrion, player, thespian, role player | ||
| performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | ||
| actress a female actor | ||
| play-actor, playactor, barnstormer, trouper a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting | ||
| character actor an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles | ||
| comedian a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts | ||
| ham actor, ham meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) | ||
| heavy a serious (or tragic) role in a play | ||
| ingenue the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play | ||
| leading man actor who plays the leading male role | ||
| mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist, mime a performance using gestures and body movements without words | ||
| plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| reenactor a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier | ||
| scene-stealer an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers" | ||
| movie actor, screen actor an actor who plays a role in a film | ||
| principal, star, lead the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account | ||
| spear carrier, supernumerary, extra a minor actor in crowd scenes | ||
| tragedian an actor who specializes in tragic roles | ||
| understudy, standby an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | ||
| upstager a selfish actor who upstages the other actors | ||
| walk-on plays a small part in a dramatic production | ||
| actor - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" | ||
| doer, worker | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| demon someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math" | ||
| busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpy, sharpie an alert and energetic person | ||
| vitaliser, vitalizer, animator, energiser, energizer the technician who produces animated cartoons | ||
| go-getter, whiz-kid, whizz-kid, ball of fire someone whose career progresses rapidly | ||
| man of action, man of deeds someone inclined to act first and think later | ||
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Wiktionary 
- actor (Noun)
A person who performs in a theatrical play or film. - actor (Noun)
One who acts; a doer. - actor (Noun)
One who takes part in a situation. - actor (Noun)
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. - actor (Noun)
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant. - actor (Noun)
One who enacts a certain policy action. - actor (Noun)
The entity that performs a role in use case analysis .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- actor (n.)
One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer. - actor (n.)
A theatrical performer; a stageplayer. - actor (n.)
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. - actor (n.)
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
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A person that plays a designated role in a film or play. -
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A male person that plays a designated role in a film or play.
Wikipedia 
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An actor is a person who acts, or has a role (a part) in a movie, television show, play, or radio show. Sometimes actors only sing or dance, or sometimes they only work on radio. A woman actor is also an actress, but today most people use the word "actor" for both men and women.
History.
The first time we know an actor worked was in 534 B.C., probably on November 23rd. The changes in calendar over the years make it hard to say exactly when the Greek actor Thespis became the first person to speak words as a character in a play at the "Theatre Dionysus". This was a big change in storytelling. Before then, people sang and danced stories, but no-one had been a person in the story. Today we call actors "thespians" because of Thespis.
Naming.
In the past, the name "actor" was only for men. Women only began performing often in the 17th century. When they began, people called them the "actresses". In the ancient world and in the Middle Ages, people thought it was bad (shameful) for a woman to act. People thought this until the 17th century. In the time of William Shakespeare, men and boys played women's roles, but we think perhaps women also acted secretly.
Today, the name "actor" is for both men and women, because some people think the name "actress" is sexist. But people also use the name "actress" very often.
Actresses in men's roles.
Women actors sometimes act the roles of young boys, because in some ways a woman is more similar to a boy than a man is. A woman usually plays the r
Part of speech
🔤- actor, noun, singular of actors.
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