Synonyms for Actor
ˈæk tərac·tor

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1. actornoun

   a person who performs in a theatrical play or film

   Synonyms:
   actress, player, performer

2. actornoun

   one who acts; a doer

   Synonyms:
   doer

3. actornoun

   one who takes part in a situation

   Synonyms:
   participant

4. actornoun

   The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

   Synonyms:
   role

5. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   plaintiff, complainant

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1. actor

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   agent, doer, factor, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. actor

   Synonyms:
   doer, worker, agent, performer, principal, player, tragedian, comedian

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1. actor, histrion, player, thespian, role playernoun

   a theatrical performer

   Synonyms:
   histrion, fraud, imposter, pseudo, fake, faker, pretender, instrumentalist, pseud, role player, sham, musician, shammer, actor, participant, player, impostor, worker, thespian, doer

2. actor, doer, workernoun

   a person who acts and gets things done

   "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

   Synonyms:
   prole, player, role player, proletarian, doer, thespian, worker, actor, histrion

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1. • Person

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1. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, operator, agent

2. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   player, performer, comedian, tragedian, stage-player

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1. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, participant, performer, comedian, tragedian, thespian, impersonator, personator, mime, mimic, pantomimist, barnstormer, hamfatter, supernumerary

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1. List of paraphrases for "actor":

   player, comedian, actress, agent, protagonist, performer, representative, actors, factor, stakeholder

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1. James Gunn:

   I was hired for the first movie to sort of assist with Rocket so that we would find a way that the actors were dealing with a real actor, rather than a blank space, before they found a voice actor who was going to play the role. It just kind of evolved from there, i ended up being on set and we did a rehearsal, and I just got down on my hands and knees and started doing it from down there.

2. Scott Petry:

   Cloud browsers are now something any organization concerned with online security must consider, attacks that come in from nation states or any other bad actor typically exploit interfaces in the local system-a bit of code or a cookie will find its way into a browser and crawl its way across the network from there.

3. Christian Bale:

   I still haven’t seen it, i will see it. Listen mate, it's amazing how few films I see. Every director I work with, I've seen a couple of their films and they're always looking at me going, 'Are you kidding?' I like to really savor films and I don't watch too many. But I will, I certainly will. Robert is an absolutely wonderful actor. We bumped into each other, talked a little bit about it ahead of time, and I learned wonderful things.

4. Philip Seymour Hoffman:

   And so I thank you for casting this short, 29-year-old, unknown actor with a prominent nose to play Benjamin Braddock, god bless you, sir. You're more than a great director. You're a real artist down to your toes, because you're insanely courageous.

5. The Oscar winner:

   … You will never meet an actor who turned down more money.