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(n)
Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
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One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
(obsolete) A stage actor.
An actor or player.
(basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
One who plays any game or sport.
(law, UK historical, otherwise current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
One who intervenes, especially in a legal sense.
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) A person who appears on a panel, either as a member of a committee or jury, or as part of a panel game.
(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.
One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
One who or that which helps something to happen.
One who participates.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc.
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
intervention; mediation
One who intervenes.
One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
A delegate.
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
one who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner.
(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
A phase.
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
One who speaks.
Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
The location of an event that attracts attention.
The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
Physical frame.
A female who performs on the stage or in films.
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
(adj)
middlemost; located at the center
A public performer, especially of song or dance.
A person who creates art.
An act of throwing.
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.
One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
(chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
(N)
an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from October 17, 1997, to April 17, 1998.
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
(v)
(transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly:
A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
a painter or drawer of portraits
A person who plays roleplaying games.
A person who sings, often professionally.
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
(economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
Synonym of playwright.
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
(informal) comedian
A person who writes scripts.
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
A producer or director of films/movies.
The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.
(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
Especially, one who composes music.
A person who performs a monologue or monologues.
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
(slightly dated) A female comedian.
Alternative spelling of film star. [(British) A movie star.]
(law, dated) The exclusive right to perform a dramatic work
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
Alternative form of improviser. [One who improvises.]
(art) One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
A singer; a person who likes to sing.
(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.
A person who choreographs.
A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
(fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.
Any of a group of producers who work together on a coproduction
Someone who is not an actor