Actor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈæktər|  American pronunciation of the word actor
Brit.  |ˈæktə|  British pronunciation of the word actor

noun

- a theatrical performer (syn: player, thespian)
- a person who acts and gets things done (syn: doer, worker)
he's a principal actor in this affair

Extra examples

...my sister went to drama school to become an actor...

...Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation....

She has starred with many leading actors.

A gay actor who was outed in a magazine article

The actor looks taller on TV than he does in real life.

We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.

He's a better singer than he is an actor.

An actor who's just now entering his prime

The actor avoids drawing attention to himself.

He won the award for best actor in a drama.

The actor was nervous about his big scene.

He has had a lifelong dream of becoming an actor.

Can you tell if it's the actor or his double in that shot?

Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.

...once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln...

Word forms

noun
singular: actor
plural: actors
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