How to spell actor

Actor is spelled A-C-T-O-R.

hear itac·tor/'æktər/nounRules and real life

What it means: A person who performs in plays or films.

In a sentence: The actor dressed up as a superhero for the play.

Same family: action, active, acting, actress. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Actor comes from Latin 'actor,' meaning 'doer' or 'one who acts.' It is related to the verb 'act,' so an actor is literally a 'person who does or performs.'

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