actor
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
Noun 4 meanings
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
The subject performing the action of a verb.
The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English actour, from Anglo-Norman actor, Middle French actor, and their source, Latin āctor (“doer”), from agō (“to do”). Equivalent to act + -or. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ (áktōr, “leader”), from ἄγω (ágō, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).
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ACTOR at a glance
ACTOR has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,185 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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