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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who plays roles in dramatic productions on stage, in films, or on radio and television.
Even as a child he dreamt of being an actor on the stage.
- synonyms:
- performer, player, thespian
- similar words:
- actress, ham, impersonator, mime, mimic, mummer, star, starlet, troupe
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| definition 2: |
one who acts or does.
The subject in a sentence is often the actor, the person or thing that carries out the action of the verb.- synonyms:
- doer, participant, party
- similar words:
- agent, functionary, operator, worker
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adjective + (n.)actor
acclaimed,
accomplished,
aging,
amateur,
aspiring,
autonomous,
best,
budding,
comedic,
comic,
consummate,
costumed,
disabled,
external,
famed,
famous,
favorite,
fellow,
governmental,
handicapped,
handsome,
leading,
legendary,
nongovernmental,
outstanding,
part-time,
principal,
rational,
self-interested,
societal,
struggling,
superb,
supporting,
talented,
terrific,
underrated,
unidentified,
versatile,
veteran,
well-known,
would-be
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verb + (n.)actor
cast, feature, narrate, nominate
(n.)actor
+ verb
audition, film, mobilize, play, portray, rehearse, star
noun + (n.)actor
antistate, cast, celebrity, character, ensemble, film, lead, movie, rapper, screen, script, singer, sitcom, soap, stage, troupe, writer
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The word actor
contains the following parts:
act, ag
Latin
root
that means do, drive
  Example words:
action, activate, active, actively, activist, activity, actor, actress, actual, agency, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, enact, hyperactive, interact, interaction, interactive, radioactive, react, reaction, reactor, reagent, retroactive, transact, transaction
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, bursar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, drinker, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, laborer, lecher, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, scribbler, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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