Synonyms for actor
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Noun
1. Performer — A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer
performer, player, thespian, comedian, role player, agent, do-er, impersonator, mime, operator, mimic, histrion dated
2. Plaintiff — someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant
plaintiff UK, complainant
Other
role, worker, participant, barnstormer, pantomimist rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- n. 2
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
Related words
- Word family
- actorine actorish actorlike actorly actornaut actory act acting
- Phrases
- bad actor back actor child actor voice actor
Forms
- Plural
- actors → performers, players, thespians, comedians…
Choose the right word
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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- player He is the very best baseball player in our school.
- comedian This comedian does not pull any punches on stage.
- performer I wonder if this performer is really under hypnosis.
- role He had the role of narrating the television drama.
By length
- 4 letters
- role1, mime1
- 5 letters
- agent2, mimic2
- 6 letters
- player2, worker2
- 8 letters
- operator4, comedian4, thespian3, histrion
- 9 letters
- performer3, plaintiff2
- 11 letters
- participant4, complainant3, barnstormer, pantomimist
- 12 letters
- impersonator5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- acteur
- Italiano
- attore
- Español
- actor
- Deutsch
- Schauspieler
- Català
- actor