Actor

//ˈak.tə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "actor" (172 found)

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5 entries

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3 entries

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5 entries

Related terms

7 entries

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4 entries

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26 entries

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1 entries

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1 entries

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35 entries

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derived from

2 entries

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1 entries

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3 entries

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1 entries

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7 entries

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2 entries

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12 entries

Translations

314 translations across 113 languages.

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Afar

1 entries
  • jilaa noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Afrikaans

2 entries
  • akteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktrise noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Albanian

4 entries
  • aktor noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktore noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktore noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ተዋናይ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ὑποκριτής noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Arabic

4 entries
  • ممثل noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ممثلة noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • مُمَثِّل noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • مُمَثِّلَة noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Armenian

1 entries
  • դերասան noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Assamese

1 entries
  • অভিনেতা noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Asturian

2 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actriz noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • aktrisa noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktyor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • artist noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Bashkir

3 entries
  • актриса noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • артист noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Basque

2 entries
  • aktore noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • antzezle noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • актры́са noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • акцёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • выкана́вец noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • выкана́ўца noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Bengali

2 entries
  • অভিনেতা noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • অভিনেত্রী noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • актри́са noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актьо́р noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • арти́ст noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • арти́стка noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဇာတ်ဆောင် noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • မင်းသား noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Catalan

2 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actriu noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Chechen

1 entries
  • артист noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 演員 /演员 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 演員 /演员 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 男優 /男优 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 伶 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 演員 /演员 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 男優 /男优 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Czech

2 entries
  • herec noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • herečka noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Danish

2 entries
  • skuespiller noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • skuespillerinde noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Dutch

4 entries
  • acteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actrice noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • doener noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • toneelspeelster noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Elfdalian

1 entries
  • skåðespilär noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • aganto noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktorino noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktoro noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Estonian

3 entries
  • näitleja noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • näitlejanna noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • näitlejatar noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Faroese

1 entries
  • sjónleikari noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aktori noun (grammar: entity performing a role in use case analysis)
  • näyttelijä noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • tekijä noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • toimija noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

French

4 entries
  • acteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actrice noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • faiseur noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • faiseuse noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Gagauz

2 entries
  • aktrisa noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktyör noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Galician

2 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actriz noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მსახიობი noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • მსახიობი კაცი noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • მსახიობი ქალი noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

German

4 entries
  • Akteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • Akteurin noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • Aktrice noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • Handelnde (der / die Handelnde) noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Greek

1 entries
  • ηθοποιός noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • isiginnaartitsisartoq noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • અભિનેતા noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • שַׂחְקָן noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • שַׂחְקָנִית noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अभिनेता noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • अभिनेत्री noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • कर्ता noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • कलाकार noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • cselekvő noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • színművész noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • színész noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • színésznő noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • leikari noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • leikkona noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Ido

4 entries
  • aganto noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktorino noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktoro noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktorulo noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • aktor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktris noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • pemeran noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • آکْتور noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • آکْتْریس noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • بازیگَر noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Irish

1 entries
  • aisteoir noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Italian

4 entries
  • attore noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • attore noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • attore noun (obsolete, Ancient Rome: advocate in civil courts or cases)
  • attrice noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 俳優 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 女優 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 役者 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 演技者 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ನಟ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Kashubian

2 entries
  • teatrownica noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • teatrownik noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • актер noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актриса noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • сахнагер noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Khmer

2 entries
  • រង្គាជីព noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • អ្នកលេងកុន noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Korean

4 entries
  • 남배우 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 남우 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 배우 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • 여배우 noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • актриса noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • артист noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ишмер noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Lao

4 entries
  • ຕົວລະຄອນ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ນັກສະແດງ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ນັກສະແດງລະຄອນ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ນາງລະຄອນ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Latin

4 entries
  • histriō noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • āctor noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • āctor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • āctrīx noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Latvian

2 entries
  • aktieris noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktrise noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • aktorius noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktorė noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Acteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • Schauspiller noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • актер noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актерка noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • арти́ст noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • арти́стка noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • mpilalao noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Malay

2 entries
  • anak wayang noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • pelakon noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • അഭിനേതാവ് noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • നടൻ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Maltese

3 entries
  • attriċi noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • attur noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • attur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Marathi

1 entries
  • अभिनेता noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Middle English

2 entries
  • actour noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • doer noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • жүжигчин noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ᠵᠦᠵᠦᠭᠡᠴᠢᠨ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Māori

1 entries
  • kaitapere noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Navajo

1 entries
  • áhodilʼį́įnii noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Nepali

1 entries
  • अभिनेता noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Norman

2 entries
  • acteur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actrice noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • aktor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • lîstikvan noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • şanoger noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • neavttár noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • skuespiller noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • skuespillerinne noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • skodespelar noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • skodespelarinne noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Occitan

1 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Odia

2 entries
  • ଅଭିନେତା noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • ґлумец noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ґлумица noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Pashto

2 entries
  • ايکټر noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • اکتور noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Rollspäla noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Polish

4 entries
  • aktor noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktorka noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktorka noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • agente noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • ator noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • atriz noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਅਦਾਕਾਰ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Romanian

4 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actriță noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • făcătoare noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • făcător noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Romansch

2 entries
  • actur noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • actura noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Russian

4 entries
  • а́ктор noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • актри́са noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • арти́ст noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • atore noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Scots

1 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • ban-chleasaiche noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • ban-chleasaiche noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ban-chluicheadair noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • ban-chluicheadair noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • glùmica noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • glúmac noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • глу̀мица noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • глу́мац noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Sinhalese

4 entries
  • නළුවා noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • නිළිය noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • රංගන ශිල්පිනිය noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • රංගන ශිල්පියා noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Slovak

3 entries
  • herec noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • herečka noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • činiteľ noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Slovene

2 entries
  • igralec noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • igralka noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Sotho

1 entries
  • sebapadi noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Spanish

1 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mwigaji noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Swedish

4 entries
  • aktris noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktör noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktör noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • skådespelare noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • aktor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • artista noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • manlalabas noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Tajik

4 entries
  • актриса noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актёр noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • бозигар noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ҳунарпеша noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Tamil

4 entries
  • செய்பவர் noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • நடிகன் noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • நடிகர் noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • நடிகை noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Telugu

1 entries
  • నటుడు noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Thai

1 entries
  • นักแสดง noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ተዋሳኢ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Turkish

4 entries
  • aktris noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktör noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)
  • aktör noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • oyuncu noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Turkmen

3 entries
  • aktrisa noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktýor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • artist noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • акто́р noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • акто́рка noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • актри́са noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • викона́вець noun (one who takes part in action; a doer)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اَدا کار noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • اَدا کارَہ noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ئارتىس noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • ئەرتىس noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • aktrisa noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • aktyor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • artist noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Venetan

2 entries
  • ator noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • atrice noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • diễn viên noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • nữ diễn viên noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Volapük

3 entries
  • dramatan noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • hidramatan noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • jidramatan noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Welsh

1 entries
  • actor noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • אַקטיאָר noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • אַקטריסע noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • שוישפּילער noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)
  • שוישפּילערין noun (dramatic performer — see also actress, play-actor)

Sample sentences

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The son of a great actor became a good actor in his own right.

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At last, James Bond made it as an actor.

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A boxer and an actor are coming toward us.

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Every actor has cold feet just before the beginning of a show.

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