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Added 4 October 2026

actor

/ˈæk.təː/ noun

In Latin: āctor, āctrīx Wiktionary

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Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English actour, from Anglo-Norman actor, Middle French actor, and their source, Latin āctor (“doer”), from agō (“to do”). Equivalent to act + -or. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄκτωρ (áktōr, “leader”), from ἄγω (ágō, “lead, carry, convey, bring”).

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