actor

Noun
Synonyms: histrionplayerthespianrole playerdoerworker

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a theatrical performerSynonyms: histrionplayerthespianrole 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”Synonyms: doerworker
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Actor

<language> An object-oriented language for Microsoft Windows written by Charles Duff of the Whitewater Group ca.

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)

actor

1.<programming> In object-oriented programming, an object which exists as a concurrent process.

2.<operating system> In Chorus, the unit of resource allocation.

(1994-11-08)

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