actor

Study(15)

UK /ˈak.tə(ɹ)/ US /ˈæk.tɚ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

absolute, cold, good, good, great, handsome, large, most

That handsome actor starred in the most popular film of the year.

VERB + ACTOR

became, heard

He became an actor after studying drama at university for three years.

ACTOR + NOUN

affairs, feet, hideaway, james, onstage, perpetrator, world, years

The actor's hideaway in the mountains was discovered by paparazzi last summer.

PREP.

from, in, on, out, since, toward

The famous actor from France won an award for his powerful performance last night.

Definitions

noun

Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.

Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.

Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.

A man may be principal in an offence in two degrees. A principal, in the first degree, is he that is the actor, or absolute perpetrator of the crime; and, in the second degree, he who is present, aiding, and abetting the fact to be done.

Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an actor, since the date of my last letter.

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.

Seems like everyone's an actor / Or they're an actor's best friend / I wonder what was wrong to begin with / That they should all have to pretend

Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”

An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a theatrical performer

histrion
player
thespian

noun — a person who acts and gets things done

doer
worker

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bad actor

An individual or entity with a prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator.

More needs to be done to combat financial crime, a senior lawyer at HSBC has said as he called for global collaboration over the rules imposed on banks to keep “bad actors” out of

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an actor, since the date of my last letter.

Wiktionary

Mr. Clay had been too prominent an actor in public affairs to allow whig deception and misrepresentation a fair opportunity for successful action.

Wiktionary

The son of a great actor became a good actor in his own right.

Tatoeba · #28288

At last, James Bond made it as an actor.

Tatoeba · #30248

A boxer and an actor are coming toward us.

Tatoeba · #33591

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, actor is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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