actor
Meanings
Plural: actors
Noun
- a theatrical performer
- a person who acts and gets things done
- "he's a principal actor in this affair"
- Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- The subject performing the action of a verb.
- The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
complainant, doer, histrion, participant, performer, plaintiff, player, role, role player, thespian, worker
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
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