1
: one that acts : doer
2
a
: one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.
b
: one who behaves as if acting a part
3
: one that takes part in any affair : participant
political actors
Examples of actor in a Sentence
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.
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Magda Teter Jewish Middlemen, Archival Myopia The story of two Jewish trading families during the last decades of the Regency of Algiers is skewed by being told through the perspectives of only European and American actors.
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Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, Saldaña — the main character here no matter what any potential Awards nominations might claim — is an extremely gifted actor, singer and dancer, and throws herself fully into the role.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The actor told People he was diagnosed with the Stage 3 cancer in October, during treatment for an upper-respiratory infection.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
While sketch comedy show frequently takes aim at Trump — played since 2016 by Alec Baldwin and James Austin Johnson — Saturday's episode spoofed the actors paying fealty to the new commander in chief.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, Saldaña — the main character here no matter what any potential Awards nominations might claim — is an extremely gifted actor, singer and dancer, and throws herself fully into the role.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The actor told People he was diagnosed with the Stage 3 cancer in October, during treatment for an upper-respiratory infection.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
While sketch comedy show frequently takes aim at Trump — played since 2016 by Alec Baldwin and James Austin Johnson — Saturday's episode spoofed the actors paying fealty to the new commander in chief.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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actor
noun
ac·tor
ˈak-tər 
: one that acts
especially
: a person who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
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