What does actor mean?
Definitions for actor
ˈæk tərac·tor
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word actor.
Princeton's WordNet
actor, histrion, player, thespian, role playernoun
a theatrical performer
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
actornoun
a person who performs in a theatrical play or film
actornoun
one who acts; a doer
actornoun
one who takes part in a situation
actornoun
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
actornoun
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
actornoun
One who enacts a certain policy action.
actornoun
The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
Etymology: From actor, from. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ, from ἄγω.
Webster Dictionary
Actornoun
one who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer
Actornoun
a theatrical performer; a stageplayer
Actornoun
an advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes
Actornoun
one who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant
Etymology: [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]
Freebase
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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Rank popularity for the word 'actor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4396
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Rank popularity for the word 'actor' in Nouns Frequency: #1201
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of actor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of actor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of actor in a Sentence
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.
It is better to be making the news than taking it; to be an actor rather than a critic.
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.
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.
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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Translations for actor
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- aktrise, akteurAfrikaans
- مُمَثِّلArabic
- акцёр, актры́саBelarusian
- актьор, участник, артист, извършителBulgarian
- actor, actriuCatalan, Valencian
- артистChechen
- herec, herečkaCzech
- skuespillerDanish
- Schauspieler, Schauspielerin, HandelndeGerman
- ηθοποιός, ὑποκριτήςGreek
- aktoro, agantoEsperanto
- actriz, actorSpanish
- näitlejaEstonian
- aktore, antzezleBasque
- آکتور, آکتریس, بازیگرPersian
- tekijä, toimija, näyttelijäFinnish
- actrice, faiseur, acteur, faiseuseFrench
- aisteoirIrish
- ban-chleasaiche, cleasaiche, ban-chluicheadair, cluicheadairScottish Gaelic
- actorGalician
- שחקן, שחקניתHebrew
- अभिनेता, अभिनेत्रीHindi
- színész, cselekvőHungarian
- դերասանArmenian
- leikari, leikkonaIcelandic
- attrice, attoreItalian
- 俳優, 役者, 女優Japanese
- 俳優, 배우Korean
- āctorLatin
- Acteur, SchauspillerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- aktierisLatvian
- mpilalaoMalagasy
- pelakonMalay
- attur, attriċiMaltese
- skuespiller, skuespillerinneNorwegian
- toneelspeler, toneelspeelster, acteur, actriceDutch
- skodespelarinne, skodespelarNorwegian Nynorsk
- áhodilʼį́įniiNavajo, Navaho
- actorOccitan
- ଅଭିନେତା, ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀOriya
- aktorka, aktorPolish
- ator, atrizPortuguese
- personaj, actor, actrițăRomanian
- актриса, артист, деятель, деятельница, актёр, артистка, участник, участницаRussian
- глумац, глумица, glumac, glumicaSerbo-Croatian
- රංගන ශිල්පියා, රංගන ශිල්පිනිය, නළුවා, නිළියSinhala, Sinhalese
- herečka, činiteľ, herec, účastníkSlovak
- igralec, igralkaSlovene
- aktor, aktore, bërës, bërëseAlbanian
- sebapadiSouthern Sotho
- skådespelare, aktör, aktrisSwedish
- நடிகன்Tamil
- నటుడు, పాత్రధారిTelugu
- aktörTurkish
- акто́р, актри́саUkrainian
- diễn viênVietnamese
- hidramatan, dramatan, jidramatanVolapük
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