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ac·tress
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trɪs
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noun
a woman who
acts
in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
Origin:
1580–90;
act(o)r
+
-ess
Usage note
See
-ess.
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actress
1580s, "female who does something;" see
actor
; stage sense is from 1700. Sometimes Fr. actrice was used.
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