actor

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From Latin actor, (cognate: Ancient Greek άκτωρ (aktor) "leader", from άγω (agō) "to lead, carry, convey, bring").

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actor

Plural
actors

actor (plural actors)

a person who performs in a theatrical play or film
one who acts; a doer
one who takes part in a situation
(law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
(law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
(policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
(software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

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(person who performs in a theatrical play or film): actress (female), performer, player
(one who acts): doer
(one who takes part): participant
(advocate in civil courts or cases):
(a plaintiff): complainant, plaintiff
(one who enacts a policy action)
(entity performing a role in use case analysis): role

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person who performs in a theatrical play or film

Albanian: aktor sq(sq) m., aktore sq(sq) f.
Arabic: مُمَثِّل ar(ar) (mumaththil) m.
Armenian: դերասան (derasan)
Bosnian: glumac bs(bs) m., glumica bs(bs) f.
Bulgarian: актьор bg(bg), артист bg(bg)
Chechen: артист
Croatian: glumac hr(hr) m., glumica hr(hr) f.
Czech: herec cs(cs) m.
Estonian: näitleja et(et)
Finnish: näyttelijä fi(fi)
French: acteur fr(fr) m., actrice fr(fr) f.
German: Schauspieler de(de) m., Schauspielerin de(de) f.
Greek: ηθοποιός el(el) m. and f.
Hebrew: שחקן (sakhqan) m., שחקנית (sakhqanit) f.
Hungarian: színész hu(hu)
Icelandic: leikari m. (a man), leikkona f. (a woman)
Italian: attore it(it) m., attrice it(it) f.
Japanese: 俳優 (haiyū); 役者 (yakusha)

Kashubian: teatrownik
Latin: āctor m nominative, āctoris m genitive
Maltese: attur m., attriċi f., atturi pl.
Polish: aktor pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: actor m., actriz f. (Portugal); ator m., atriz f. (Brazil)
Romanian: actor ro(ro) m., actriţă ro(ro) f.
Russian: актёр ru(ru) (akt'ór) m.
Scottish Gaelic: cluicheadair m., cleasaiche m., ban-chleasaiche f., ban-chluicheadair f.
Serbian: glumac sr(sr) m., glumica sr(sr) f.
Sinhala: නළුවා m./නිළිය f. ,රංගන ශිල්පියා m./රංගන ශිල්පිනිය f. , n.
Slovak: herec sk(sk) m., herečka sk(sk) f.
Slovene: igralec m., igralka f.
Spanish: actor es(es) m., actriz es(es) f.
Swedish: skådespelare sv(sv) c.
Telugu: నటుడు (naṭuḍu)

one who acts; a doer

Albanian: aktor m., aktore f., bërës m., bërëse f.
Bulgarian: извършител bg(bg)
Chechen: артист
Finnish: tekijä, toimija
French: faiseur fr(fr) m., faiseuse fr(fr) f.
German: Handelnde c.
Hungarian: cselekvő

Italian: attore m., attice f.
Polish: aktor pl(pl) m.
Russian: деятель (d'éjat'el) m.
Scottish Gaelic: cluicheadair m., cleasaiche m., ban-chleasaiche f., ban-chluicheadair f.
Slovak: činiteľ m.

one who takes part in a situation

Bulgarian: участник bg(bg)
Chechen: артист
Finnish: tekijä fi(fi)
French: acteur fr(fr) m., actrice fr(fr) f.
Romanian: personaj ro(ro)

Russian: участник ru(ru) (učástnik) m.
Slovak: účastník sk(sk) m.
Telugu: పాత్రధారి (pātradʰāri)

advocate in civil courts or cases

plaintiff

Bulgarian: тъжител bg(bg)

one who enacts a policy action

entity performing a role in use case analysis

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Ido: aktoro
Interlingua: actor

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actor m. (plural actores)

actor

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actriz

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Agent noun formed from actus, perfect passive participle of agere to do, + -or, agential ending

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actor m. 3rd decl. (pl., actoris)

doer
actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

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English: actor
French: acteur

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actor m.

actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

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actriz

[edit] Romanian

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actor m. (plural actori; feminine equivalent actriţă)

actor

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declension of actor

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un actor	actorul	nişte actori	actorii
Genitive/Dative	unui actor	actorului	unor actori	actorilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

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actor m. (feminine actriz, masculine plural actores, feminine plural actrices)

actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

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