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actor
English
Alternative forms
- acter (uncommon)
- actour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English actor, from Latin ?ctor (“doer”), from ag? (“to do”). Equivalent to act +? -or. Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (ákt?r, “leader”), from ??? (ág?, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æk.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æk.t?/
- Homophone: acter
- Rhymes: -ækt?(?)
Noun
actor (plural actors, feminine actress)
- A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.
- 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).
- (linguistics, grammar) The most agent-like argument of a clause, e.g. 'the torpedo' in "The torpedo sank the boat" and "The torpedo fired".
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.
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
Antonyms
- (grammatical role): undergoer
Hyponyms
- (person who performs in a theatrical play or film): actress f
- enactor
- reenactor
Derived terms
- character actor
- nonstate actor
- straight actor
- voice actor
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Scottish Gaelic: actair
- ? Welsh: actor
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
Anagrams
- Croat, Croat., carto-, rocta, taroc
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Noun
actor m (plural actores)
- An actor.
Related terms
- actriz
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?k?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ak?to?/
Noun
actor m (plural actors, feminine actriu)
- An actor.
Related terms
- actuar
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k.t?r/
- Hyphenation: ac?tor
- Rhymes: -?kt?r
Noun
actor m (plural actores or actoren, diminutive actortje n)
- An actor; an agent, a player, who has a part in some field of economical, social or other action, i.e. an active human factor.
Related terms
- acteur
- actie
- activiteit
- agenda
- agens
- ageren
- agitatie
- agitator
- reactor
Latin
Etymology
Agent noun formed from ?ctus +? -tor, perfect passive participle of ag? (“do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?k.tor/, [?ä?kt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ak.tor/, [??kt??r]
Noun
?ctor m (genitive ?ct?ris, feminine ?ctr?x); third declension
- A doer.
- An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie).
- A (law) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
- ?cti?
- ?ctr?x
- ?ctus
- agit?
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?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- actor in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[2]
- 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
Middle English
Noun
actor
- Alternative form of actour
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
Noun
actor m (plural actors, feminine actritz, feminine plural actrises)
- An actor.
Portuguese
Noun
actor m (plural actores)
- Superseded spelling of ator.
Romanian
Alternative forms
- aftor (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from French acteur, Latin ?ctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak?tor/
Noun
actor m (plural actori, feminine equivalent actri??)
- (acting) An actor.
Declension
Synonyms
- artist, interpret
Derived terms
- actora?
- actoricesc
- actorie
See also
- teatralist
References
- actor in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots
Etymology
From English actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?akt?r/
Noun
actor (plural actors)
- An actor.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??to?/, [a???t?o?]
- Hyphenation: act?or
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
actor m (plural actores, feminine actriz or actora, feminine plural actrices or actoras)
- An actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
Derived terms
- actor de voz
- actor porno
Related terms
- acción
- acto
- actoral
- actuar
Noun
actor m (plural actores, feminine actora, feminine plural actoras)
- (law) A defendant.
Further reading
- “actor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Anagrams
- corta
- tocar
Welsh
Etymology
From English actor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?akt?r/
Noun
actor m (plural actorion)
- An actor.
Coordinate terms
- actores (“actress”)
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “actor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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interluder
English
Etymology
interlude +? -er
Noun
interluder (plural interluders)
- An actor who performs in an interlude.
- Is't not a fine sight, to see all our children made interluders? do we pay our money for this? we send them to learn their grammar and their Terence, and they learn their play-books
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