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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  actor
       
          1.  In object-oriented programming, an object
          which exists as a concurrent process.
       
          2.  In Chorus, the unit of resource
          allocation.
       
          (1994-11-08)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  Actor
       
           An object-oriented language for Microsoft
          Windows written by Charles Duff of the Whitewater Group ca.
          Pascal/{C" rel="nofollow">1986.  It has Pascal/{C-like syntax.  Uses a
          token-threaded interpreter.  Early binding is an option.
       
          ["Actor Does More than Windows", E.R. Tello, Dr Dobb's J
          13(1):114-125 (Jan 1988)].
       
          (1994-11-08)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Actor \Ac"tor\, n. [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]
     1. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              After a well graced actor leaves the stage. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law)
        (a) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
            --Jacobs.
        (b) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Actor \Ac"tor\, n. [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]
     1. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
  
     2. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
  
              After a well graced actor leaves the stage. --Shak.
  
     3. (Law)
        (a) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
            --Jacobs.
        (b) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  actor
       n 1: a theatrical performer [syn: histrion, player, thespian,
             role player]
       2: 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" [syn: doer, worker]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Ισπανικά n.
     ηθοποιός
     Ρουμανικά n.
     ηθοποιός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Catalan n.
     an (l en actor)
     Dutch n.
     An (l en actor); an agent, a player, who has a part in some field of
  economical, social or other action, i.e. an active human factor.
     Latin n.
     1 a doer, an agent
     2 An (l en actor) (qualifier: person who performs in a theatrical
  play or movie).
     3 A (lb la legal) prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete legal) Someone who institutes a legal suit; a
  plaintiff or complainant. (13th–19th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a
  guardian. (14th–18th c.)
     3 Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an
  agent. (from 15th c.)
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-superseded-silent-letter-1990: ator)
     Scots n.
     An (l en actor).
     Welsh n.
     An #English.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete legal) Someone who institutes a legal suit; a
  plaintiff or complainant. (13th–19th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a
  guardian. (14th–18th c.)
     3 Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an
  agent. (from 15th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Dutch n.
     An (l en actor); an agent, a player, who has a part in some field of
  economical, social or other action, i.e. an active human factor.
     Galician n.
     actor
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm actour)
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-superseded-silent-letter-1990: ator)
     Spanish n.
     (l en actor) (gloss: person who performs in a theatrical play or
  movie)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Dutch n.
     An (l en actor); an agent, a player, who has a part in some field of
  economical, social or other action, i.e. an active human factor.
     Galician n.
     actor
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm actour)
     Portuguese n.
     (pt-superseded-silent-letter-1990: ator)
     Welsh n.
     An #English.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Espanja n.
     1 näyttelijä (mpuol)
     2 toimija
     Romania n.
     näyttelijä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  actor
     Occitanska n.
     (tagg kat=yrken kat2=teater språk=oc) skådespelare
     Spanska n.
     (tagg kat=yrken kat2=teater språk=es) skådespelare

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:cym-eng ]

  actor /ˈaktɔr/ 
  actor

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  akteur

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Actor /ˈaktə/
  الممثّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  1. извърши́тел
  one who acts; a doer
  2. участник
  one who takes part in a situation
  3. актри́са, актьо́р, арти́ст, арти́стка
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  actor /ˈaktə/ 
  herec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  aktor

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  actor /ˈaktə/ 
  actor 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  Akteur , handelnde Person  [pol.]  [soc.]
        "governmental and private actors"  - staatliche und private Akteure
        "a key actor in a process"  - ein wichtiger Akteur bei einem Vorgang
        "actors of persection"  - Akteure, von denen politische Verfolgung ausgeht
   see: actors, protagonist
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  Mitwirkende , Mitwirkender
     Synonyms: participant, player, contributor
  
   see: participants, players, contributors, actors
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  Schauspieler , Schauspielerin , Darsteller , Darstellerin  [art]
        "small-part actor"  - Kleindarsteller, Kleindarstellerin
        "bit-part actor"  - Kleindarsteller, Kleindarstellerin
        "up-and-coming actor"  - Nachwuchsschauspieler
        "actor-director"  - regieführender Schauspieler
     Synonyms: actress, player, thespian, stager
  
   see: actors, actresses, players, thespians, stage actor, stage actress, character actor, character actress, film actor, film actress, movie actor, movie actress, bit player, comic actor, comic actress, pornographic actor, pornographic actress, porn actor, porn actress, series actor, serial actor
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  
  ο ηθοποιός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  1. tekijä, toimija
  one who acts; a doer
  2. osallinen, osallistuja, tekijä
  one who takes part in a situation
  3. näyttelijä
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  actor /æktər/
  acteur

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  actor /æktər/
  aisteoir

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  actor /ˈaktə/ 
  1. अभिनेता
        "Ram is a good actor."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  glumac, tužitelj, učesnik

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  színész

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  aktor, aktris, pemeran
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  attore

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  俳優, 役者, 演技者, 女優
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  actor /æktər/
  actor, mimus

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  actor /'æktər/ 
  1. aktorius, (dramos, kino) artistas
  2. (įvykio) dalyvis, veikėjas, veikiantysis asmuo
  3. (gram.) veikėjas, agentas

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  skuespiller
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  actor /ˈæktə/ 
    aktor

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  actor /æktər/ 
  ator, artista, comediante

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  actor

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  actor /æktər/
  актёр

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  actor /æktər/
  actor

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  actor /æktər/
  глумац

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  actor //ˈak.tə// //ˈæk.tɚ// 
  skådespelare, aktör, aktris, skådespelerska
  person who performs in a theatrical play or film

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  actor /ˈaktə/
  1. artist, aktör, oyuncu
  2. yapan  kimse.

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 :   [ freedict:lat-deu ]

  actor (actoris ) 
  1. Anwalt, Aufsicht
  2. Geschäftsführer

From Latin-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:lat-eng ]

  actor /ˈaktɔr/
  actor

From Portuguese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-deu ]

  actor /aktˈor/
  Schauspieler

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  actor /aktˈor/
  1. actor
  2. character

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor  

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/ 
  Schauspieler 

From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:spa-eng ]

  actor /aktˈoɾ/
  actor

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæktɝ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  ACTOR, practice. 1. A plaintiff or complainant. 2. He on whom the burden of
  proof lies.  In actions of replevin both parties are said to be actors.  The
  proctor or advocate in the courts of the civil law, was called actor.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  155 Moby Thesaurus words for "actor":
     Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli,
     Machiavellian, Roscius, actress, affecter, agent, antagonist,
     antihero, architect, author, bad guy, bamboozler, barnstormer,
     befuddler, beguiler, bit, bit part, cast, character,
     character actor, character man, character woman, charmer,
     child actor, counterfeiter, creator, cue, deceiver, deluder,
     diseur, diseuse, dissembler, dissimulator, dodger, doer,
     double-dealer, dramatizer, duper, enchanter, entrancer, executant,
     executor, executrix, fabricator, fake, faker, fat part, feeder,
     foil, fooler, forger, fraud, gay deceiver, heavy, hero, heroine,
     histrio, histrion, hoaxer, hollow man, hypnotizer, impersonator,
     ingenue, jilt, jilter, joker, jokester, juvenile, kidder, lead,
     lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, leg-puller,
     lines, mainstay, maker, man of straw, mannerist, matinee idol,
     medium, mesmerizer, mime, mimer, mimic, misleader, monologist,
     mover, mummer, operant, operative, operator, pantomime,
     pantomimist, paper tiger, part, partaker, participator, party,
     performer, perpetrator, person, personage, phony, piece,
     plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor, player, practical joker,
     practitioner, pretender, prime mover, producer, protagonist,
     protean actor, ragger, reciter, role, role-player, seducer, sharer,
     side, soubrette, spoofer, stage performer, stage player, stooge,
     straight man, straight part, straw man, stroller, strolling player,
     subject, supporter, supporting character, supporting role,
     sustainer, tease, teaser, theatrical, thespian, title role,
     trouper, upholder, utility man, villain, walk-on, walking part,
     worker
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 演员,优伶;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 演员,表演者,行为者

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