Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » actor

actor

Listen See in Thesaurus See in a sentence

The definition of an actor is a person who does something, particularly someone who performs in a film or television show.

(noun)

John Travolta and Johnny Deep are each an example of an actor.

See actor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who does something or participates in something
a person, often, specif., a man, who acts in plays, movies, etc.

Origin: ME actour, a doer, steward, plaintiff < L actor, a doer, advocate < actus: see act

See actor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A theatrical performer.
One who takes part; a participant: “France, Britain . . . and any other external actors now involved . . . in the affairs of the continent” (Helen Kitchen).
Law One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English actour, doer

Origin: , probably from Latin āctor

Origin: , from āctus

Origin: , past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots

Learn more about actor

actor synonyms

ACTOR computer definition

actor in a sentence

actor quotes

Related Articles

Where Was Arnold Schwarzenegger Born?

Where Was Charlton Heston Born?

When Did Redd Foxx Die?

What Kind of Cancer Did Paul Newman Die From?

How Did Jim Hutton Die?

When Did Art Carney Die?

When Did Actor Richard Jordan Die?

Are Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Still Together?

Sandra Bullock Biography

Mel Gibson Biography

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

» more results...