noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A play or film with a particular number of acts. in-compounds

   "a one-acter"

2. 2
   An actor, someone who or something which acts. nonstandard, uncommon

Synonyms

All synonyms

doerdoerperformerplayerroleactress

Etymology

Etymology 1

From act + -er (“person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies”).

Etymology 2

From act + -er (forming agent nouns).

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