actor

noun

ac·tor | \ ˈak-tər also -ˌtȯr

Definition of actor

1 : one that acts : doer

2a : one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.

b : one who behaves as if acting a part

3 : one that takes part in any affair : participant political actors

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Synonyms & Antonyms for actor

Synonyms

impersonator, mummer, player, thesp, thespian, trouper

Antonyms

nonactor

Examples of actor in a Sentence

my sister went to drama school to become an actor Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation.

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Men less than half Jeff Goldblum’s age look to the 66-year-old actor for style inspiration. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Why Daniel Day-Lewis, at 61, Was the Best-Dressed Man of 2018," 31 Dec. 2018 The 32-year-old actor, who brought both a credible threat and comic relief to the role of T'Challa's rival M'Baku, says there was some fear in the early days of filming in 2017. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Black Panther Breakout Winston Duke Is Ready to Reset Hollywood," 4 Dec. 2018 The 71-year-old actor also slammed President Donald Trump for blaming the wildfire on poor forest management. — Kathleen Ronayne, The Seattle Times, "Light rain falling in N California could hurt search effort," 21 Nov. 2018 The Secret Life of Pets 2 The series’ main character hasn’t changed for The Secret Life of Pets 2, but his voice actor has: Patton Oswalt has taken over for Louis C.K., who voiced the star dog in the original just two years ago. — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, "New trailers: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, UglyDolls, and more," 10 Nov. 2018 One large-scale for the scenes with the actors playing elves and a smaller one for Ferrell and Santa. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "How The Elf Set Designers Built Santa's Workshop Around Will Ferrell," 8 Nov. 2018 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that KLM has already anchored itself as one of the most digitally innovative actors in the airline industry. — Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, "Innovators: KLM CEO Pieter Elbers on Keeping Up With the 'Big Kids'," 11 Oct. 2018 On Tuesday, the 46-year-old actor emerged for the first time since entering rehab two weeks ago. — Fox News, "Ben Affleck's rumored gal pal Shauna Sexton reportedly visits star upon his return to rehab," 2 Oct. 2018 Ever since, Kourtney and 20-year-old actor Luka Sabbat have been hanging out nonstop. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "A Complete Timeline of Kourtney Kardashian and Luka Sabbat's Relationship," 28 Sep. 2018

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