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actor noun [ ˈaktə ]

• a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.
Similar: performer, player, trouper, theatrical, dramatic artist, thespian, member of the cast, artist, artiste, actress, luvvie, histrionic, stager,
• a participant in an action or process.
• "employers are key actors within industrial relations"
Origin: late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, ‘doer, actor’, from agere ‘do, act’.


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