Synonyms for actor
ˈæk tərac·tor

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1. actornoun

   a person who performs in a theatrical play or film

   Synonyms:
   actress, player, performer

2. actornoun

   one who acts; a doer

   Synonyms:
   doer

3. actornoun

   one who takes part in a situation

   Synonyms:
   participant

4. actornoun

   The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

   Synonyms:
   role

5. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   plaintiff, complainant

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1. actor

   In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. 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. Compare CAUSE.

   Synonyms:
   agent, doer, factor, instrument, means, mover, operator, performer, promoter

   Antonyms:
   chief, inventor, originator, principal

   Preposition:
   An agent of the company for selling, etc.

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1. actor

   Synonyms:
   doer, worker, agent, performer, principal, player, tragedian, comedian

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1. actor, histrion, player, thespian, role playernoun

   a theatrical performer

   Synonyms:
   histrion, fraud, imposter, pseudo, fake, faker, pretender, instrumentalist, pseud, role player, sham, musician, shammer, participant, player, impostor, worker, thespian, doer

2. actor, doer, workernoun

   a person who acts and gets things done

   "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

   Synonyms:
   prole, player, role player, proletarian, doer, thespian, worker, histrion

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1. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, operator, agent

2. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   player, performer, comedian, tragedian, stage-player

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1. actornoun

   Synonyms:
   doer, participant, performer, comedian, tragedian, thespian, impersonator, personator, mime, mimic, pantomimist, barnstormer, hamfatter, supernumerary

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1. List of paraphrases for "actor":

   player, comedian, actress, agent, protagonist, performer, representative, actors, factor, stakeholder

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1. Valerie Macon/Getty Images:

   We never want our guests to experience what this family did. This is not acceptable and we are sorry and we are taking steps to make sure nothing like this happens again, we cant discuss specifics about this incident, but we can confirm that the actor no longer works here.We remain in contact with the family and will work with them privately to make this right.

2. Petro Poroshenko:

   He would be a weak head of state unable to stand up to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, an actor cant wage a war against Russia.

3. Brad Mittman MD:

   Remember, happiness and negativity are largely self-fulfilling prophecies. We see whatever we choose to project on the world around us, and that reflects back to us like a huge movie screen. We are, then, at once the projectionist, the actor, and the audience in this movie called Life.

4. Will Smith:

   I met a dude named Benny Medina. Benny Medina is the real-life Fresh Prince of Bel Air, i meet Benny and he pitches me the idea for this show, and I’m like, you know, ‘I’m not an actor.’.

5. Lati Grobman:

   Sometimes we bring the money. Other times we take a script from scratch and build it, get a director on it, get an actor attached, and get the financing and get everything going for that particular movie, we never sit aside and see what happens. We're not silent investors. We're been in business for 20 years. We're very much involved and probably problem solve 150 times a day or more.