Translation
actor
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Word origin
From Latin actor, a doer or performer, from agere, to drive or do. The same root runs through English act, agent and agenda.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- agere
- English cognates
- actor, agent, act
Examples
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The actor plays an important role.
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She is the leading actor at that theatre.
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The young actor spoke very clearly.
is grammatically neutral, so it covers any performer; o marks a woman specifically when the distinction matters, and modern usage increasingly leaves it off. is the verb, to act, and o the craft of acting. The word to watch is , which is to act in the sense of taking action, and never in the sense of treading the boards.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 8: aktoro, nuligi, kazo and 6 more words.