actress

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From actor + -ess.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈaktɹəs/, /ˈaktɹɪs/

[edit] Noun

Singular
actress

Plural
actresses

actress (plural actresses)

  1. (obsolete) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
    • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:
      My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
  2. A female actor on the stage or in films.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Actor may also be used to refer to a female player.

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