actress

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From actor + -ess.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈaktɹəs/, /ˈaktɹɪs/

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• casters
• recasts