Actor

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English

Etymology

From Latin āctor (“‘doer’”), (cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ (aktōr), “‘leader’”), from ἄγω (agō), “‘lead, carry, convey, bring’”)).

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Noun

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Singular Actor

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1. a person who performs in a theatrical play or film
2. one who acts; a doer
3. one who takes part in a situation
4. (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
5. (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
6. (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
7. Template:Software engineering The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

Synonyms

• (person who performs in a theatrical play or film): actress (female), 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

• straight actor
• voice actor

Translations

person who performs in a theatrical play or film

Afrikaans: akteur af(af) m., aktrise af(af) f. Albanian: aktor sq(sq) m., aktore sq(sq) f. Arabic: مُمَثِّل ar(ar) (mumaththil) m. Armenian: դերասան hy(hy) (derasan) Bosnian: glumac bs(bs) m., glumica bs(bs) f. Bulgarian: актьор bg(bg), артист bg(bg) Catalan: actor ca(ca) m., actriu ca(ca) f. Chechen: артист Chinese: Mandarin: 演員 cmn(cmn), 演员 cmn(cmn) (yǎnyuán) Croatian: glumac hr(hr) m., glumica hr(hr) f. Czech: herec cs(cs) m., herečka cs(cs) f. Dutch: acteur nl(nl) m., actrice nl(nl) f. Esperanto: aktoro eo(eo) Estonian: näitleja et(et) Finnish: näyttelijä fi(fi) French: acteur fr(fr) m., actrice fr(fr) f. German: Schauspieler de(de) m., Schauspielerin de(de) f. Greek: ηθοποιός el(el) (ithopoiós) m. and f. Hebrew: שחקן he(he) (sakhqan) m., שחקנית he(he) (sakhqanit) f. Hindi: अभिनेता hi(hi) (abhinētā) m., अभिनेत्री hi(hi) (abhinētrī) f. Hungarian: színész hu(hu) Icelandic: leikari m. (a man), leikkona f. (a woman) Italian: attore it(it) m., attrice it(it) f.

Japanese: 俳優 ja(ja) (はいゆう, haiyū), 役者 ja(ja) (やくしゃ, yakusha), 女優 ja(ja) (じょゆう, joyū) (actress) Kashubian: teatrownik Korean: 배우 ko(ko) (baeu) (俳優 ko(ko)) Latin: āctor la(la) m. Maltese: attur mt(mt) m., attriċi mt(mt) f., atturi mt(mt) pl. Norwegian: skuespiller no(no) m. Polish: aktor pl(pl) m. Portuguese: actor m., actriz f. (Portugal); ator m., atriz f. (Brazil) Romanian: actor ro(ro) m., actriţă ro(ro) f. Russian: актёр ru(ru) (aktjór) m., актриса ru(ru) (aktrísa) f., артист ru(ru) (artíst) m., артистка ru(ru) (artístka) f. Scottish Gaelic: cluicheadair m., cleasaiche m., ban-chleasaiche f., ban-chluicheadair f. Serbian: glumac sr(sr) m., glumica sr(sr) f. Sinhala: නළුවා m./නිළිය f. ,රංගන ශිල්පියා m./රංගන ශිල්පිනිය f. , n. Slovak: herec sk(sk) m., herečka sk(sk) f. Slovene: igralec sl(sl) m., igralka sl(sl) f. Sotho: sebapadi st(st) Spanish: actor es(es) m., actriz es(es) f. Swedish: skådespelare sv(sv) c., aktör sv(sv) m., aktris sv(sv) f. Telugu: నటుడు te(te) (naṭuḍu) Vietnamese: diễn viên vi(vi)

one who acts; a doer

Albanian: aktor m., aktore f., bërës m., bërëse f. Bulgarian: извършител bg(bg) Chechen: артист Finnish: tekijä, toimija French: faiseur fr(fr) m., faiseuse fr(fr) f. German: Handelnde c. Hungarian: cselekvő Italian: attore m., attice f.

Maltese: attur mt(mt) Polish: aktor pl(pl) m. Russian: деятель (d'éjat'el) m. Scottish Gaelic: cluicheadair m., cleasaiche m., ban-chleasaiche f., ban-chluicheadair f. Slovak: činiteľ m. Swedish: aktör sv(sv)

one who takes part in a situation

Bulgarian: участник bg(bg) Chechen: артист Finnish: tekijä fi(fi) French: acteur fr(fr) m., actrice fr(fr) f.

Romanian: personaj ro(ro) Russian: участник ru(ru) (učástnik) m. Slovak: účastník sk(sk) m. Telugu: పాత్రధారి (pātradʰāri)

advocate in civil courts or cases

plaintiff

Bulgarian: тъжител bg(bg)

one who enacts a policy action

entity performing a role in use case analysis

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Ido: aktoro Interlingua: actor

Related terms

• act
• acting
• action
• actress
• actual
• transaction

Anagrams

• acort,
• Croat

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Galician

Noun

Actor m. (plural actores)

1. actor

Related terms

• actriz

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Latin

Etymology

Agent noun formed from āctus +‎ -or, perfect passive participle of agō (“‘do, act, make’”).

Noun

āctor (genitive āctōris); m, third declension

1. doer
2. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	āctor	āctōrēs
genitive	āctōris	āctōrum
dative	āctōrī	āctōribus
accusative	āctōrem	āctōrēs
ablative	āctōre	āctōribus
vocative	āctor	āctōrēs

Related terms

• āctiō
• āctus
• agitō

Descendants

• English: actor
• French: acteur

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Portuguese

Noun

actor m.

1. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

See also

actriz

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Romanian

Noun

Actor m. (plural actori; feminine equivalent actriţă)

1. actor

Declension

    declension of Actor

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un Actor	Actorul	nişte Actori	Actorii
Genitive/Dative	unui Actor	Actorului	unor Actori	Actorilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: act‧or

Noun

Actor m. (feminine actriz, masculine plural actores, feminine plural actrices)

1. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

Derived terms

• actor voz
• actriz voz

Related terms

• acción f.
• acto m.
• actuar

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