Definition of actor

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Actor (n.) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

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Olfactive :: Olfactive (a.) See Olfactory, a..
Derogator :: Derogator (n.) A detractor.
Morality :: Morality (n.) A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII..
Cast :: Cast (n.) The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.
Refractoriness :: Refractoriness (n.) The quality or condition of being refractory.
Factor :: Factor (n.) One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result; a constituent..
Tenter :: Tenter (n.) One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman..
Answer :: Answer (v. i.) To make a satisfactory response or return.
Substrate :: Substractor (n.) A detractor; a slanderer.
Protracter :: Protracter (n.) A protractor.
Role :: Role (n.) A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist..
Cothurn :: Cothurn (n.) A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general..
Factorizing :: Factorizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Factoriz.
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors..
Subcontrary :: Subcontractor (n.) One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory or a hotel..
Skip :: Skip (n.) A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories..
Raid :: Raid (n.) An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury..
Scent :: Scent (n.) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk..
Restive :: Restive (a.) Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory..
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