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actor.

actor, performer, doer; advocate; plaintiff; agent; player; drover, herdsman; wielder; [actor habenae => slinger];

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaːk.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈak.tor]
  1. doer, agent

    declension-3
  2. actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)

    declension-3
  3. prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Agent noun formed from āctus + -tor, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act, make”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.