Definitions for Actor
ˈæk tərAc·tor

Princeton's WordNet(4.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player(noun)

   a theatrical performer

2. actor, doer, worker(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. actor(Noun)

   a person who performs in a theatrical play or film

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

2. actor(Noun)

   one who acts; a doer

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

3. actor(Noun)

   one who takes part in a situation

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

4. actor(Noun)

   An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

5. actor(Noun)

   One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

6. actor(Noun)

   One who enacts a certain policy action.

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

7. actor(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From actor, from . Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Actor(noun)

   one who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer

   Etymology: [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]

2. Actor(noun)

   a theatrical performer; a stageplayer

   Etymology: [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]

3. Actor(noun)

   an advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes

   Etymology: [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]

4. Actor(noun)

   one who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant

   Etymology: [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Actor

   An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic or comic production and works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity. The ancient Greek word for an "actor," ὑποκριτής, means literally "one who interprets"; in this sense, an actor is one who interprets a dramatic character.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Actor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4396

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Actor' in Nouns Frequency: #1201

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How to pronounce Actor?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Actor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Actor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Actor in a Sentence

1. Burt Reynolds:

   I remember (actor) Lee Marvin said 'save your money and have a good time but remember it's not going to last', it was a wonderful time for me, and he was right. It doesn't last, eventually it goes away.

2. Krysta Rodriguez:

   It didn’t seem to be real; it almost felt like that’s the hypochondriac in me, the dramatic actor that would think, ‘oh, of course that would be the thing that would happen,’.

3. Romola Garai:

   OK, I’ve had a female director say to me that the male actor is really challenged by aggressive women, so I have to be delicate with the way I speak to him, i said: ‘I can’t tell you how hard that will be for me. I am not that kind of person.’ There are hundreds of misogynistic directors, but an equal number who are not. It’s a mistake to make it a gender split. That’s not helped the cause.

4. Anuj Somany:

   The real life nature of the film actor is most probably just diagonally opposite to the reel life character played excellently by him/her.

5. Alexandra Laliberte:

   I want to sincerely apologize to any women who were re-traumatized this week at Actor's Hour.

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