actress
//ˈæk.tɹɪs//
Forms
- Plural
- actresses
Definitions
1.A female who performs on the stage or in films.
- "I'm an actress -- actor, as we have to say these days."
- Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3414
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From actor + -ess.
Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.