American English pronunciation

How to pronounce actor

IPA transcription: ['æktɚ]

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Noun

  • a theatrical performer

  • 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”

Usage examples

  • No satisfactory reason has been given for "why" they are needed.
  • The first episode guest-starred the British actor, Christopher Bowen as Dimitriev.
  • Subsequently, the word 'cateran' came to refer to those Highland bandits or malefactors.
  • A number of factors influenced the choice of the site.
  • Those words were the cue for the actor to leave.
  • I had a great trip to a cocoa factory.
  • His next campaign was successful but would later be a factor in Davis's murder.
  • A tractor is sitting on the beach behind two people sitting in the sand.
  • This round was never factory produced.
  • Today, tourism is one of the major economic factors inside the city.