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noun
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a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
2.
a person who does something; participant.
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Actor
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- In his nervousness, he moves from the role of teacher to a role that is comfortable to him, that of an actor.
- The award for best supporting actor goes to: no one.
- Where it becomes, perhaps, more difficult is when children and teenagers are involved as the primary actor.
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noun Classical Mythology.
a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus and Cteatus.
Compare Moliones.
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Word Origin & History
actor
late 14c., "an overseer, a plaintiff," from L. actor "an agent or doer," from pp. stem of agere (see act). Sense of "one who performs in plays" is 1580s, originally applied to both men and women.
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Computing Dictionary
Actor definition
languageAn object-oriented language for Microsoft Windows written by Charles Duff of the Whitewater Group ca. 1986. It has Pascal/C-like syntax. Uses a token-threaded interpreter. Early binding is an option.
["Actor Does More than Windows", E.R. Tello, Dr Dobb's J 13(1):114-125 (Jan 1988)].
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