actor
English
Alternative forms
- actour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin āctor (“doer”), from agō (“to do”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ (áktōr, “leader”), from ἄγω (ágō, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæk.tə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæk.tɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: acter
- Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
Noun
actor (plural actors, feminine actress)
- A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
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- One who acts; a doer.
- One who takes part in a situation.
- (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
- (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
Usage notes
- In the sense of a person who acts in a play or film, the traditional sense of the word only applied to male actors; the term actress being used for the female counterpart. This distinction is now normally avoided.
Synonyms
- (person who performs in a theatrical play or film): performer, player
- (one who acts): doer
- (one who takes part): participant
- (advocate in civil courts or cases):
- (a plaintiff): complainant, plaintiff
- (one who enacts a policy action)
- (entity performing a role in use case analysis): role
Derived terms
- nonstate actor
- straight actor
- voice actor
Translations
person who performs in a theatrical play or film — See also translations at actress
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one who acts; a doer
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one who takes part in a situation
advocate in civil courts or cases
plaintiff — see plaintiff
one who enacts a policy action
entity performing a role in use case analysis
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Further reading
- actor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- actor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- actor at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Related terms
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Etymology
Agent noun formed from āctus + -tor, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaːk.tor/, [ˈaːk.tɔr]
Noun
āctor m (genitive āctōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | āctor | āctōrēs |
Genitive | āctōris | āctōrum |
Dative | āctōrī | āctōribus |
Accusative | āctōrem | āctōrēs |
Ablative | āctōre | āctōribus |
Vocative | āctor | āctōrēs |
Descendants
References
- actor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- actor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- actor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- actor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the actor who plays the leading part: actor primarum (secundarum, tertiarum) partium
- the actor who plays the leading part: actor primarum (secundarum, tertiarum) partium
- actor in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- actor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- actor in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- actor in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
Alternative forms
- aftor (dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akˈtor/
Declension
Derived terms
- actoraș
- actoricesc
- actorie
See also
- teatralist
References
- actor in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaktər/
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡˈtoɾ/, [aɣˈt̪oɾ]
- Hyphenation: act‧or
Noun
actor m (plural actores, feminine actriz, feminine plural actrices)
- actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
Derived terms
- actor voz
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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