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Webster 1913 Edition
Actor
Ac′tor
,Noun.
[L.
actor
, fr. agere
to act.] 1.
One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
2.
A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
After a well graced
actor
leaves the stage. Shakespeare
3.
(Law)
(a)
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
Jacobs.
(b)
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
Webster 1828 Edition
Actor
ACT'OR
,Noun.
1.
He that acts or performs; an active agent.2.
He that represents a character or acts a part in a play; a stage player.3.
Among civilians, an advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.Definition 2024
actor
actor
English
Alternative forms
- actour (obsolete)
Noun
actor (plural actors, feminine actress)
- A person who performs 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).
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
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- straight actor
- voice actor
- actress
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
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Anagrams
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
- doer
- actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
- (law) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āctor | āctōrēs |
| genitive | āctōris | āctōrum |
| dative | āctōrī | āctōribus |
| accusative | āctōrem | āctōrēs |
| ablative | āctōre | āctōribus |
| vocative | āctor | āctōrēs |
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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)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “actor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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