actor

About 12.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun Someone acting on behalf of someone else; a guardian.
3. noun Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
4. noun A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
5. noun An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
6. noun The subject performing the action of a verb.
7. noun The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).

Similar words

doer worker histrion thespian role player player plaintiff party intervenor panellist

Often followed by

in and who is to of or was has

Word family

actorish actorly actors