actor

Plural

actors

1. 1.Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.

   • Mr. Clay had been too prominent an actor in public affairs to allow whig deception and misrepresentation a fair opportunity for successful action.
   • Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an actor, since the date of my last letter.

2. 2.A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.

   • "I'm an actress -- actor, as we have to say these days."
   • Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”

3. 3.The subject performing the action of a verb.

4. 4.The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

Overall

Common· #1600

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• player

Word family

• act