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Synonyms & Antonyms of actor
1
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
- my sister went to drama school to become an actor
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- monologuist
- (or monologist)
- ape,
- aper,
- ham,
- imitator,
- impressionist,
- masker,
- masquerader,
- mime,
- mimic,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- personator,
- poser
Antonyms for actor
2
one who takes part in something
- Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation
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