actor
Plural: actors
Noun
- A person who performs in plays, movies, or television.
- 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).
Examples
- Every Scrabble player is an actor, pretending their terrible rack is full of gems.
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
doer, histrion, player, role player, thespian, worker, complainant, participant, performer, plaintiff, role
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
actor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordactor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
actor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary