actor
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈæk.təː/]
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Senses
1. actor (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
2. actor (noun) — sense 2
Definition: Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
3. actor (noun) — sense 3
Definition: Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
Example: A man may be principal in an offence in two degrees. A principal, in the first degree, is he that is the actor, or absolute perpetrator of the crime; and, in the second degree, he who is present, aiding, and abetting the fact to be done.
Structure of the word
Roots:- h₂eǵ (Proto-Indo-European)
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