The meaning of Actor

Actor – definition

noun
A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.
Usage examples:
Fincher usually gets great performances from his actors, and this film was no different.
Synonims:
Performer Player Trouper Theatrical Dramatic artist Thespian Member of the cast Artist Artiste Actress Luvvie Histrionic Stager
noun
A participant in an action or process.
Usage examples:
Employers are key actors within industrial relations

Actor translation into English

Actor: translate from English into Chinese

演员, 优, 艺人, 角, 艺术家

Actor: translate from English into Dutch

Acteur, Speler, Toneelspeler, Komediant

Actor: translate from English into French

Acteur de cinéma, Acteur, Comédien, Cabot

Actor: translate from English into German

Schauspieler, Darsteller, Spieler

Actor: translate from English into Hindi

अभिनेता, ऐक्टर

Actor: translate from English into Italian

Attore, Istrione

Actor: translate from English into Korean

배우, 창부, 관여자

Actor: translate from English into Russian

Актер, Действующее лицо, Деятель, Лицедей

Actor: translate from English into Spanish

Actor, Demandante

Word origin

late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, ‘doer, actor’, from agere ‘do, act’.

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Actor – similar words

actors

noun
A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.
Usage examples:
Fincher usually gets great performances from his actors, and this film was no different.

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Actor synonims

actress

noun
A woman whose profession is acting on stage, in films, or on television.
Usage examples:
She is one of the great actresses of her generation

noun
A woman who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television programme
Usage examples:
She's the highest-paid actress in hollywood.

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artist

noun
A person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
Usage examples:
There he met all the other famous artists like henri matisse, joan miro and george braques.

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artiste

noun
A professional entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.
Usage examples:
Cabaret artistes

noun
A skilled performer, especially a dancer, singer, or actor
Usage examples:
A popular 19th-century music hall artiste, circus artistes

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histrionic

adjective
Excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.
Usage examples:
A histrionic outburst

noun
Melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.
Usage examples:
By now, anna was accustomed to her mother's histrionics

adjective
(of behavior) showing a lot of emotion in order to persuade others or attract attention
Usage examples:
A histrionic performance

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luvvie

noun
An actor who speaks and acts in a very artificial and noticeable way

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performer

noun
A person who entertains an audience.
Usage examples:
A circus performer

noun
A product, business, investment, etc. when it is judged by how well it operates, how much profit it makes, etc. compared to others
Usage examples:
Best/worst performer retail shares were among the best performers of the day., good/solid/strong pe…

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player

noun
A person taking part in a sport or game.
Usage examples:
A tennis player

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stager

ˈsteɪdʒə

noun
A person whose job is to style and furnish properties for sale in such a way as to enhance their attractiveness to potential buyers.
Usage examples:
It's common for stagers to declutter and depersonalize homes by putting furniture and family photos…

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theatrical

adjective
Relating to acting, actors, or the theatre.
Usage examples:
Theatrical productions

noun
A professional actor or actress.
Usage examples:
A boarding house that catered for theatricals

noun
Dramatic performances.
Usage examples:
I was persuaded to act in some amateur theatricals

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thespian

adjective
Relating to drama and the theatre.
Usage examples:
Thespian talents

noun
An actor or actress.
Usage examples:
An ageing thespian

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trouper

noun
An actor or other entertainer, typically one with long experience.
Usage examples:
An old trouper out for one last look at his adoring public

noun
A successful entertainer who has had a lot of experience
Usage examples:
Thanks for being such a trouper, and helping out all evening., he took his disappointment like a tr…

All meanings and translations of Trouper

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