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Actor Noun Bre ˈæktə(R ˈæktər Country’s Leading Native

Word actor
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈæktə(r) / NAmE / ˈæktər /
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  • she is one of the country’s leading actors.
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actor

(noun)BrE / ˈæktə(r) / NAmE / ˈæktər /
  1. a person who performs on the stage, on television or in films/movies, especially as a profession
    • She is one of the country’s leading actors.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (originally denoting an agent or administrator): from Latin, ‘doer, actor’, from agere ‘do, act’. The theatre sense dates from the 16th cent.
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