Another word for actor
actor
n.
A theatrical performer
player, performer, star, character, comedian, tragedian, member of the cast, thespian, leading man, leading woman, leading lady, lead, entertainer, artist, movie star, film star, television star, character actor, character actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, featured player, costar, superstar, principal, protagonist, deuteragonist, hero, heroine, villain, antihero, bad guy, juvenile, ingénue, soubrette, motion picture actor, stage actor, trouper, impersonator, mimic, mime, clown, comic, ventriloquist, pantomimist, monologist, performance artist, mummer, masker, heavy lead, heavy, romantic lead, matinee idol, theatrical performer, dramatic artist, artiste, headliner, understudy, stand-in, personator, histrio (Latin), extra, bit player, walk-on, supernumerary, spear carrier*, ham*, straight man, straight person, barnstormer, gallery player, scene stealer, punchinello, harlequin, farceur (French), vaudevillian, song and dance man, top banana, second banana; see also actress, cast 2.
A person who does or participates in something
participant, doer, performer; see doer, participant.
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"actor." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/actor>.
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actor. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/actor
Another word for actor
A theatrical performer:
actress, player, thespian. See action, performing arts, substituteOne who participates:
participant, party, player. See participate
MLA Style
"actor." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/actor>.
APA Style
actor. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/actor
