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==English==
{{wp|actor (disambiguation)|actor}}
{{wp|actor|actor (player)}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|acter||uncommon}}
* {{alt|en|actour||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}
{{inh+|en|enm|actour}}, from {{der|en|xno|actor}}, {{der|en|frm|actor}}, and their source, {{der|en|la|āctor||doer}}, from {{m|la|agō||to do}}. Equivalent to {{suffix|en|act|or}}. Cognate with {{cog|grc|ἄκτωρ||leader}}, from {{m|grc|ἄγω||lead, carry, convey, bring}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈak.tə/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈæk.tɚ/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-actor.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-actor.wav|a=UK}}
* {{homophones|en|acter}}
* {{rhymes|en|æktə(ɹ)|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|obsolete|legal}} Someone who institutes a legal suit; a [[plaintiff]] or [[complainant]]. {{defdate|13th–19th c.}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a [[guardian]]. {{defdate|14th–18th c.}}
# Someone or something that takes part in some action; a [[doer]], an [[agent]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1792|author={{w|Charlotte Smith (writer)|Charlotte Smith}}|title=Desmond|publisher=Broadview|year_published=2001|page=373
|passage=Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an '''actor''', since the date of my last letter.}}
# A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
#* {{quote-song
|en
|title=Anticipate
|album=Not So Soft
|author=w:Ani DiFranco
|year=1991
|passage=Seems like everyone's an '''actor''' / Or they're an '''actor''''s best friend / I wonder what was wrong to begin with / That they should all have to pretend}}
#* {{quote-av|en|date=Apr 2 2017|actor=w:John Oliver|title=w:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver|season=4|number=7|episode=Marijuana|network=HBO|text=Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious '''actor'''. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=2010|author=w:Peter Corris|title=Torn Apart|publisher=Allen and Unwin|page=88|text="I'm an actress -- '''actor''', as we have to say these days."}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete|Ancient Rome}} An [[advocate]] or proctor in civil courts or causes. {{defdate|16th–19th c.}}
# {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[subject]] performing the action of a [[verb]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
# {{lb|en|software engineering}} The entity that performs a role (in [[use case]] [[analysis]]).

====Usage notes====
* In the sense of a person who acts in a play or film, the traditional sense of the word only applied to male actors, the term {{m|en|actress}} being used for the female counterpart.

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|person who performs in a theatrical play or film}} {{l|en|performer}}, {{l|en|player}}
* {{sense|one who acts}} {{l|en|doer}}
* {{sense|one who takes part}} {{l|en|participant}}
* {{sense|a plaintiff}} {{l|en|complainant}}, {{l|en|plaintiff}}
* {{sense|entity performing a role in use case analysis}} {{l|en|role}}

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|grammatical role}} {{l|en|undergoer}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{sense|person who performs in a theatrical play or film}} {{l|en|actress}}
* {{l|en|enactor}}
* {{l|en|reenactor}}

====Derived terms====
{{col6|en
|actorfic
|actorial
|actorine
|actorish
|actorism
|actorlike
|actorly
|actornaut
|actorness
|actor-proof
|actorship
|actory
|actroid
|bad actor
|character actor
|child actor
|coactor
|crisis actor
|interactor
|live actor
|method actor
|nonactor
|nonstate actor
|non-state actor
|non state actor
|overactor
|play-actor
|spect-actor
|straight actor
|supporting actor
|threat actor
|underactor
|voice actor
}}

====Related terms====
{{col4|en
|act
|acting
|action
|actress
|actrix
|actual
|transaction
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|gd|actair|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cy|actor|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top-also|person who performs in a theatrical play or film|actress}}
* Afar: {{t|aa|jilaa}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|akteur}}, {{t+|af|aktrise}} {{q|female}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|veprues|m}}, {{t|sq|vepruese|f}}, {{t+|sq|aktor|m}}, {{t+|sq|aktore|f}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ተዋናይ}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مُمَثِّل|m}}, {{t|ar|مُمَثِّلَة|f}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|ممثل|m|tr=mumassil}}, {{t|arz|ممثلة|f|tr=mumassila}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|դերասան}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|অভিনেতা}}
* Asturian: {{t|ast|actor|m}}, {{t|ast|actriz|f}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|aktyor}}, {{t+|az|artist}}, {{t|az|aktrisa}} {{q|female}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|актёр}}, {{t|ba|актриса}} {{q|female}}; {{t|ba|артист}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|aktore}}, {{t+|eu|antzezle}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|акцёр|m}}, {{t|be|актры́са|f}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|অভিনেতা}}, {{t+|bn|অভিনেত্রী}} {{q|female}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|актьо́р|m}}, {{t+|bg|арти́ст|m}}, {{t+|bg|актри́са|f}}, {{t+|bg|арти́стка|f}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ဇာတ်ဆောင်}}, {{t+|my|မင်းသား}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|actor|m}}, {{t+|ca|actriu|f}}
* Chechen: {{t|ce|артист}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|演員|tr=jin2 jyun4}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|演員|tr=ián-oân}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|演員}}, {{t+|cmn|伶|tr=líng}} {{q|dated}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|herec|m}}, {{t+|cs|herečka|f}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|skuespiller|c}}, {{t+|da|skuespillerinde|c}} {{q|female}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|acteur|m}}, {{t+|nl|actrice|f}}, {{t+|nl|toneelspeler|m}}, {{t+|nl|toneelspeelster|f}}
* Elfdalian: {{t|ovd|skåðespilär|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|aktoro}}, {{t|eo|aktorino}} {{q|female}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|näitleja}}, {{t+|et|näitlejanna}} {{q|female}}, {{t+|et|näitlejatar}} {{q|female}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|sjónleikari|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|näyttelijä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|acteur|m}}, {{t+|fr|actrice|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|actor|m}}, {{t|gl|actriz|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მსახიობი}}, {{t|ka|მსახიობი კაცი}}, {{t|ka|მსახიობი ქალი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Schauspieler|m}}, {{t+|de|Schauspielerin|f}}, {{t+|de|Akteur|m}}, {{t+|de|Akteurin|f}}, {{t+|de|Aktrice|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ηθοποιός|m|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ὑποκριτής|m}}
* Greenlandic: {{t|kl|isiginnaartitsisartoq}}
* Gujarati: {{t|gu|અભિનેતા}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שַׂחְקָן|m|tr=sakhkán}}, {{t|he|שַׂחְקָנִית|f|tr=sakhkanít}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|अभिनेता|m}}, {{t+|hi|अभिनेत्री|f}} {{q|actress}}, {{t|hi|रंगकर्मी|m}}, {{t+|hi|कलाकार|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|színész}}, {{t+|hu|színésznő}} {{q|actress}}, {{t+|hu|színművész}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|leikari|m}}, {{t+|is|leikkona|f}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|aktoro}}, {{t+|io|aktorulo}} {{q|male}}, {{t+|io|aktorino}} {{q|female}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|aktor}}, {{t+|id|pemeran}}, {{t+|id|aktris}} {{q|female}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|aisteoir|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|attore|m}}, {{t+|it|attrice|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|俳優|tr=はいゆう, haiyū}}, {{t+|ja|役者|tr=やくしゃ, yakusha}}, {{t+|ja|女優|tr=じょゆう, joyū}} {{q|female}}, {{t|ja|演技者|tr=えんぎしゃ, engisha}}
* Kannada: {{t+|kn|ನಟ}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|teatrownik|m}}, {{t|csb|teatrownica|f}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|актёр}}, {{t|kk|актер}}, {{t|kk|сахнагер}}, {{t|kk|актриса}} {{q|female}}, {{t|kk|әртіс}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|រង្គាជីព}}, {{t|km|អ្នកលេងកុន}} {{q|colloquial}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|배우(俳優)}}, {{t+|ko|여배우(女俳優)}} {{qualifier|actress}}, {{t+|ko|연기자(演技者)}}, {{t+|ko|여우(女優)}} {{q|female}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|aktor}}, {{t+|kmr|lîstikvan}}, {{t+|kmr|şanoger}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|актёр}}, {{t+|ky|актриса}} {{q|female}}, {{t+|ky|артист}}, {{t+|ky|оюнчу}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ນັກສະແດງລະຄອນ}}, {{t|lo|ຕົວລະຄອນ}}, {{t|lo|ນາງລະຄອນ}} {{q|female}}, {{t|lo|ນັກສະແດງ}}
* Latin: {{t|la|āctor|m}}, {{t|la|āctrīx|f}}, {{t|la|histriō|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|aktieris|m}}, {{t|lv|aktrise|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|aktorius|m}}, {{t|lt|aktorė|f}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Schauspiller|m}}, {{t|lb|Acteur|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|актер|m}}, {{t|mk|актерка|f}}, {{t|mk|арти́ст|m}}, {{t|mk|арти́стка|f}}, {{t|mk|глумец|m}}
* Malagasy: {{t+|mg|mpilalao}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|pelakon}} {{q|not gendered}}, {{t|ms|anak wayang}} {{q|esp. in traditional theatre}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|നടൻ|m}}, {{t+|ml|അഭിനേതാവ്|n}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|attur|m}}, {{t|mt|attriċi|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kaitapere}}
* Marathi: {{t+|mr|अभिनेता}}
* Mongolian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|mn|жүжигчин}}
*: Mongolian: {{t|mn|ᠵᠦᠵᠦᠭᠡᠴᠢᠨ}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|áhodilʼį́įnii}}
* Nepali: {{t+|ne|अभिनेता}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|acteur|m}}, {{t|nrf|actrice|f}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|neavttár}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|skuespiller|m}}, {{t+|nb|skuespillerinne|m|f}} {{q|female}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t+|nn|skodespelar|m}}, {{t|nn|skodespelarinne|f}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|actor|m}}
* Odia: {{t|or|ଅଭିନେତା}}, {{t|or|ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ}} {{q|actress}}
* Pashto: {{t|ps|ايکټر|m|tr=ekṭar}}, {{t|ps|اکتور|m}}
* Persian:
*: Iranian Persian: {{t+|fa-ira|بازیگَر}}, {{t+|fa-ira|آکْتور|tr=âktor}}, {{t+|fa-ira|آکْتْریس}} {{q|female}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Rollspäla|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|aktor|m}}, {{t+|pl|aktorka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ator|m}}, {{t+|pt|atriz|f}}
* Punjabi:
*: Gurmukhi: {{t+|pa|ਅਦਾਕਾਰ}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|actor|m}}, {{t+|ro|actriță|f}}
* Romansch: {{t|rm|actur|m}}, {{t|rm|actura|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|актёр|m}}, {{t+|ru|актри́са|f}}, {{t+|ru|арти́ст|m}}, {{t+|ru|арти́стка|f}}, {{t+|ru|лицеде́й|m}} {{q|dated}}, {{t+|ru|лицеде́йка|f}} {{q|dated}}
* Sardinian: {{t|sc|atore|m}}
* Scots: {{t|sco|actor}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cluicheadair|m}}, {{t|gd|cleasaiche|m}}, {{t|gd|ban-chleasaiche|f}}, {{t|gd|ban-chluicheadair|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|глу́мац|m}}, {{t|sh|глу̀мица|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|glúmac|m}}, {{t+|sh|glùmica|f}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|නළුවා}}, {{t|si|නිළිය}}, {{t|si|රංගන ශිල්පියා}}, {{t|si|රංගන ශිල්පිනිය}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|herec|m}}, {{t+|sk|herečka|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|igralec|m}}, {{t|sl|igralka|f}}
* Sotho: {{t|st|sebapadi}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|actor|m}}, {{t+|es|actriz|f}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|mwigaji}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|skådespelare|c}}, {{t+|sv|skådespelerska|c}} {{q|female}}, {{t+|sv|aktör|c}}, {{t+|sv|aktris|c}} {{q|female}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|aktor}}, {{t+|tl|artista}}, {{t|tl|manlalabas}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|актёр}}, {{t|tg|актриса}} {{q|female}}, {{t|tg|бозигар}} {{q|colloquial}}, {{t|tg|ҳунарпеша}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|நடிகன்}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|నటుడు}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|นักแสดง}}
* Tigrinya: {{t|ti|ተዋሳኢ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|oyuncu}}, {{t+|tr|aktör|m}}, {{t+|tr|aktris|f}}
* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|aktýor}}, {{t+|tk|artist}}, {{t+|tk|aktrisa}} {{q|female}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|акто́р|m}}, {{t+|uk|акто́рка|f}}, {{t+|uk|актри́са|f}}, {{t|uk|лицеді́й|m}}, {{t|uk|лицеді́йка|f}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|اَدا کار|m}}, {{t|ur|اَدا کارَہ|f}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|ئارتىس}}, {{t|ug|ئەرتىس}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|aktyor}}, {{t+|uz|aktrisa}} {{q|female}}, {{t+|uz|artist}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|ator|m}}, {{t|vec|atrice|f}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|diễn viên}} ({{t|vi|演員}}), {{t|vi|nữ diễn viên}} {{q|female}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|dramatan}}, {{t|vo|hidramatan}} {{q|male}}, {{t|vo|jidramatan}} {{q|female}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|actor|m}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|שוישפּילער|m}}, {{t|yi|שוישפּילערין|f}}, {{t|yi|אַקטיאָר|m}}, {{t|yi|אַקטריסע|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|one who acts; a doer}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|aktor|m}}, {{t+|sq|aktore|f}}, {{t+|sq|bërës|m}}, {{t|sq|bërëse|f}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|выкана́ўца|m}}, {{t|be|выкана́вец|m}}, {{t|be|дзе́яч|m}}, {{t|be|дзе́ячка|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|извърши́тел|m}}, {{t|bg|извърши́телка|f}}, {{t+|bg|де́ятел|m}}, {{t|bg|де́ятелка|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|doener|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|aganto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tekijä}}, {{t+|fi|toimija}}
* French: {{t+|fr|faiseur|m}}, {{t+|fr|faiseuse|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Handelnder|m}}, {{t|de|Handelnde|f}} {{q|der / die Handelnde}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|कर्ता|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|cselekvő}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|aganto}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|attore|m}}, {{t+|it|attrice|f}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t+|ky|ишмер}}
* Latin: {{t|la|āctor|m}}, {{t|la|āctrīx|f}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|attur}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|doer}}, {{t|enm|actour}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|aktor|m}}, {{t+|pl|aktorka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|agente|m|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|făcător|m}}, {{t+|ro|făcătoare|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|исполни́тель|m}}, {{t+|ru|исполни́тельница|f}}, {{t+|ru|де́ятель|m}}, {{t+|ru|де́ятельница|f}}, {{t+|ru|а́ктор|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cluicheadair|m}}, {{t|gd|cleasaiche|m}}, {{t|gd|ban-chleasaiche|f}}, {{t|gd|ban-chluicheadair|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|činiteľ|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|aktör|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|aktör}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|викона́вець|m}}, {{t|uk|викона́виця|f}}, {{t+|uk|дія́ч|m}}, {{t|uk|дія́чка|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|one who takes part in a situation}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|уча́стник|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tekijä}}, {{t+|fi|osallistuja}}, {{t+|fi|osallinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|acteur|m}}, {{t+|fr|actrice|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Akteur|m}}, {{t+|de|Akteurin|f}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|भोगी|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|partecipante|m|f}}, {{t+|it|esponente|m|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|aktor|m}}, {{t+|pl|aktorka|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|participant|m}}, {{t+|ro|participantă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|уча́стник|m}}, {{t+|ru|уча́стница|f}}, {{t+|ru|а́ктор|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|účastník|m}}, {{t|sk|účastníčka|f}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|పాత్రధారి}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|advocate in civil courts or cases}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|attore|m}}, {{t+|it|attrice|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|plaintiff}}

{{trans-top|one who enacts a policy action}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|entity performing a role in use case analysis}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Ido: {{t+check|io|aktoro}}
*Interlingua: {{t-check|ia|actor}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}
* {{R:OneLook}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=acort|Cator|Croat|Croat.|carto-|rocta|taroc}}

{{cln|en|countable nouns|gender-neutral terms}}
{{C|en|Acting|Occupations|People}}

==Asturian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ast|la|āctor}}.

===Noun===
{{ast-noun|m|actores}}

# {{l|en|actor}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ast|actriz}}

{{C|ast|Occupations}}

==Catalan==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ca|la|āctor|āctōrem}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|[ó(r)]}}<!-- per GDLC; DCVB says pronounced -r in Central Catalan but that must be outdated -->

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m|f=actora}}

# {{lb|ca|sociology}} {{l|en|actor}}, [[agent]] {{gl|person who does an action}}
# [[maker]], [[author]] {{q|e.g., of a law}}
# {{lb|ca|law}} [[plaintiff]]
# {{lb|ca|law}} [[legal]] [[entity]] who is [[party]] to a [[contract]]

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m|f=actriu}}

# {{lb|ca|theater|film}} {{l|en|actor}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ca|actuar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}

{{C|ca|Occupations}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|nl|la|āctor}}. {{doublet|nl|acteur}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈɑk.tɔr/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-actor.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|ac|tor}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɑktɔr}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|m|actores|pl2=-:en|+}}

# {{l|en|actor}}; [[agent]], [[player]] {{gl|who has a part in some field of economical, social or other [[action]], i.e., an active human factor}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|nl
|acteur
|actie
|activiteit
|agenda
|agens
|ageren
|agitatie
|agitator
|reactor
}}

==Galician==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|gl|ator||reinteg}}

===Pronunciation===
{{gl-pr|actôr}}
* {{hyph|gl|ac|tor}}

===Noun===
{{gl-noun|m|f=actriz}}

# {{l|en|actor}}
#: {{ux|gl|A acción revela o '''actor'''.| The act reveals the '''actor'''}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:gl:DRAG}}
* {{R:gl:CX}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
{{etymon|la|af|āctus>made|-tor>agent nouns|id=doer}}
Agent noun formed from {{suf|la|āctus|tor}}, perfect passive participle of {{m|la|agō||do, act, make}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|āctor}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|āctor<3>|f=āctrīx}}

# [[doer]], [[agent]]
# {{l|en|actor}} {{gl|person who performs in a theatrical play or movie}}
# {{lb|la|legal}} [[prosecutor]], [[plaintiff]], [[advocate]], [[orator]]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|āctor<3>}}

====Related terms====
{{col4-u|la
|āctiō
|āctrīx
|āctus
|agitō
}}

====Descendants====
{{top3}}
* {{desc|ast|actor|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ca|actor|bor=1}}
* {{desc|enm|actour|bor=1}}
** {{desc|en|actor}}
*** {{desc|gd|actair|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|cy|actor|bor=1}}
* {{desc|it|attore|bor=1}}
* {{desc|frm|acteur|bor=1}}
** {{desctree|nl|acteur|bor=1}}
** {{desc|fr|acteur}}
*** {{desc|nrf|acteur|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|nb|aktør|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|nn|aktør|bor=1}}
*** {{desctree|ru|актёр|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|sv|aktör|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|tr|aktör|bor=1}}
* {{desc|oc|actor|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|roa-opt|abtor|slb=1}}
* {{desc|fa|بازیگر|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pl|aktor|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ro|actor|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|actor|bor=1}}
{{bottom}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}
* {{R:PersEnc}}
* {{R:Peck}}
* {{R:Smith's Persons}}
* {{R:Smith's Antiquities}}

{{C|la|Occupations|Theater}}

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|actour}}

==Occitan==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|oc|la|āctor}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|oc|/atˈtu/}}
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q14185 (oci)-Davidgrosclaude-actor.wav|a=Béarn}}

===Noun===
{{oc-noun|m|f=actritz|fpl=actrises}}

# {{l|en|actor}}

==Portuguese==

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|m}}

# {{pt-pre-reform|ator|br=43|pt=90}}

==Romanian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ro|aftor||dated}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|acteur}}, {{bor|ro|la|āctor}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/akˈtor/}}
* {{audio|ro|LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-actor.wav}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|m|actori|f=actriță|f2=actoriță}}

# {{lb|ro|acting}} {{l|en|actor}}
#: {{syn|ro|artist|interpret}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m}}

====Derived terms====
{{col3|ro
|actoraș
|actoricesc
|actorie
}}

===See also===
* {{l|ro|teatralist}}

===References===
* {{R:DEX}}

{{C|ro|Occupations}}

==Scots==
{{wp|lang=sco}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|sco|en|actor}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sco|/ˈaktər/}}

===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}

# {{l|en|actor}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|es|la|āctor}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|+<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-AdrianAbdulBaha-actor.wav<a:Colombia>>}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|f=actriz}}

# {{l|en|actor}} {{gl|person who performs in a theatrical play or movie}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es|actor de doblaje|actor de voz|actor porno}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|es|acción|acto|actoral|actuar}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m|f=+}}

# {{lb|es|legal}} [[defendant]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|es|corta}}
* {{l|es|tocar}}

{{C|es|Acting|Occupations}}

==Welsh==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|cy|en|actor}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/ˈaktɔr/}}
* {{rhymes|cy|aktɔr|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{cy-noun|m|actorion}}

# {{lb|cy|acting}} {{l|en||actor}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{sense|gender}} {{l|cy|actores||actress, actor (female)}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|cy|actio||to act}}

===Mutation===
{{cy-mut}}

===References===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}