Definitions for actor
ˈæk tərac·tor

Princeton's WordNet(4.83 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. actor, histrion, player, thespian, role playernoun

   a theatrical performer

2. actor, doer, workernoun

   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. actornoun

   a person who performs in a theatrical play or film

2. actornoun

   one who acts; a doer

3. actornoun

   one who takes part in a situation

4. actornoun

   An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

5. actornoun

   One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

6. actornoun

   One who enacts a certain policy action.

7. actornoun

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

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

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

1. Actornoun

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

2. Actornoun

   a theatrical performer; a stageplayer

3. Actornoun

   an advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes

4. Actornoun

   one who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant

5. 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.

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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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Jerry Stiller:

   And from that day on, it was the best years of my life as an actor because I worked with people who were the most generous actors in the world, seinfeld.

2. Winston Churchill:

   It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.

3. James Dean:

   Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.

4. Dmitri Trenin:

   China and the U.S. are two superpowers, and North Korea has a reason to stand up to both in different ways, russia is a country whose attractiveness to North Korea lies precisely in it not having major leverage. Russia has this potential of being seen as a relatively benign actor by the North Koreans.

5. Paul Newman:

   The nice thing about animation, you don't even really have to account for yourself. All of the physical stuff that you work on as an actor, you just throw away.

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