actor
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
- (obsolete, legal) Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. [13th–19th c.]
- (obsolete) Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian. [14th–18th c.]
- Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent. [from 15th c.]
- A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, Ancient Rome) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes. [16th–19th c.]
- (grammar) The subject performing the action of a verb. [from 18th c.]
- (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) performer, player
- (one who acts) doer
- (one who takes part) participant
- (a plaintiff) complainant, plaintiff
- (entity performing a role in use case analysis) role
- (antonym(s) of “grammatical role”): undergoer
- French: acteur, actrice
- German: Schauspieler, Schauspielerin, Akteur, Akteurin, Aktrice
- Italian: attore, attrice
- Portuguese: ator, atriz
- Russian: актёр
- Spanish: actor, actriz
- French: faiseur, faiseuse
- German: Handelnder, Handelnde (der / die Handelnde)
- Italian: attore, attrice
- Portuguese: agente
- Russian: исполни́тель
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