actornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.tər/us/ˈæk.tɚ/female also actressA2 someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio programme:
"Who's your favourite actor?" "Robert de Niro."
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- He is certainly the finest actor in Hollywood today.
- As an actor he could communicate a whole range of emotions.
- Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.
- Hamlet was played by Romania's leading actor, Ion Caramitrou.
- He made his reputation as an actor playing villains.
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Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- act
- actress
- all-star
- cast
- extra
- film star
- frontman
- ham
- hammy
- lead 1
- matinee idol
- megastar
- mime artist
- movie star
- one-man
- straight man
- stuntman
- stuntwoman
- superstar
- understudy
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