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| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun actor.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (actor) |
1. A theatrical performer.[Wordnet]. 2. A person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair".[Wordnet]. 3. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.[Websters]. 4. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.[Websters]. 5. An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.[Websters]. 6. One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Actors" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
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| Computing | Actors | ||
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| 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards | The 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on February 52005. (references) | ||
| Actors Theatre of Louisville | Actors Theatre of Louisville is a performing arts theater located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded in 1964, and was designated the "State Theater of Kentucky" in 1974. It is run as a non-profit organization. The building that became Actor's Theater was built in 1837, designed by James H. Dakin, and had previously housed the Bank of Louisville. (references) | ||
| American Federation of Actors | The American Federation of Actors was an early actors union. Supported by Sophie Tucker who was elected president in 1938. Disbanded for mismanagement and absorbed into the Actor's equity as the American Guild of Variety Artists. (references) | ||
| Associated Actors and Artistes of America | The Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As), an AFL-CIO affiliate, is the primary association of trade unions for performing artists in the United States. (references) | ||
| Bulgarian actors | Stefan Danailov (born 9 December 1942) is a Bulgarian actor. The first film he has taken part was "Sledite ostavat" (The Traces Remain) being a child. At that time he did not want to be an actor. However, later in 1966 he graduated the VITIS (Bulg. Theatre Academy). The biggest fame he gained playing major Deyanov in "Na vseki kilometar" (At Each Kilometer). He has participated in numerous films and plays for which he won a lot of prizes. Since several years he is a professor at the Theatre Academy in Sofia. Since 17 August 2005 Prof. Danailov is the Minister of Culture of Bulgaria. (references) | ||
| Inside the Actors Studio | Inside the Actors Studio is a program on the Bravo cable television channel which premiered in 1995 and is hosted by James Lipton. (references) | ||
| Stacked Actors | Stacked Actors is a Foo Fighters song which was only released as a commercial single to buy in Australia in 2000. However radio promos were released in other countries for airplay. It is taken from the band's album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. This song is thought to be about the mysterious death of Kurt Cobain as the lyrics proclaim All I want is the truth and I think it's time we all should come clean. In this song it appears Dave Grohl is blaming Courtney Love for Kurt's death. (references) | ||
| The Actors Studio | The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors located in the Old Labor Stage at 432 West 44th Street in New York City. Founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis, the Studio is known for its work refining and teaching method acting, an approach originally developed by the Group Theatre in the 1930s based on the innovations of Konstantin Stanislavski. (references) | ||
| William Davis Centre for Actors Study | The William Davis Centre for Actors Study is an acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1989 by William B. Davis. (references) | ||
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Nounactionists, movers, performers, players, doers, enactors, lawers, operators, pretenders, actor, performer, enactor, agents, comedians, conductors, fakers, impersonators, orderers, processors, reactors, rulers, simulators, thespians, trickers, turners, answerers, biters, chippers, comprisers, croppers, defenders, diddlers, dissemblers, dressers, exemplifiers, fermenters, forgers, frauds, imposters, inciters, instrumentalists, mappers, maskers, molders, motivators, musicians, proles, proletarians, propellers, pseuds, rounders, scrapers, seconders, shams, snatchers, solvers, symbolists, tourists, twisters, workers. | Consider also: posers, billers, coders, entertainers, mummers, participants, perpetrators, presenters, prosecutors, servers.
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Otherfeigners, committers, displacers, fleckers, kneaders, lickers, accomplishers, triflers, cast, playactor. |
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Expressionactor or actress.
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Nounabstainers, audiences, fans, forbearers, halters, stoppers, spectators, audience.
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| Al Arabiya | ممثلون (actor, actors, representative, representatives), فاعِل (effective, employed, acting, actor, actors), الاتحاد الدولي للفنانين (international federation of actors), اجتماع الجهات الفاعلة الخارجية على مستوى السفراء (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | ممثلون (actor, actors, representative, representatives), فاعِل (effective, employed, acting, actor, actors), الاتحاد الدولي للفنانين (international federation of actors), اجتماع الجهات الفاعلة الخارجية على مستوى السفراء (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | ممثلون (actor, actors, representative, representatives), فاعِل (effective, employed, acting, actor, actors), الاتحاد الدولي للفنانين (international federation of actors), اجتماع الجهات الفاعلة الخارجية على مستوى السفراء (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | orang atau binatang yang berkelakuan buruk (bad actors). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | herec (actor, player, performer, histrion, showman), èimbenici (actors), herci (actors, showmen), socijalni akteri (social actors), glavni lideri (main actors), balkanski akteri (balkans actors), nenávidím herce (I hate actors), filmový svět (filmdom, screen actors, screendom, show biz). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | skuespillere (actors), trup af unge skuespillere (troupe of young actors), hovedroller (lead actors). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | คนตีหน้า (actor, actors). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | herec (actor, player, performer, histrion, showman), èimbenici (actors), herci (actors, showmen), socijalni akteri (social actors), glavni lideri (main actors), balkanski akteri (balkans actors), nenávidím herce (I hate actors), filmový svět (filmdom, screen actors, screendom, show biz). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 演员 (performer, actor or actress, actor, actors, entertainer), 国际演员联合会 (international federation of actors), 外部行动者大使级会议 (ambassadorial meeting of external actors), 戏词 (actors part), 台词 (actors lines), 头套 (actors headgear). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 演員 (actor or actress, performer, actor, actors, entertainer). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Croatian | Popis filmskih glumaca (List of actors). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | herec (actor, player, performer, histrion, showman), èimbenici (actors), herci (actors, showmen), socijalni akteri (social actors), glavni lideri (main actors), balkanski akteri (balkans actors), nenávidím herce (I hate actors), filmový svět (filmdom, screen actors, screendom, show biz). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | actor (actor, player, actors, artiste, histrion). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | skuespillere (actors), trup af unge skuespillere (troupe of young actors), hovedroller (lead actors). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | skuespillere (actors), trup af unge skuespillere (troupe of young actors), hovedroller (lead actors). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | آكتهر (actor, actors). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Schauspieler (actor, actors, comedian, comedians, performer), Hauptdarsteller (headliner, leading actor, leading man, lead actors, principal), Truppe von Amateurschauspielern (company of amateur actors), Liste der Filmschauspieler (List of male movie actors), Liste bekannter Darsteller des deutschen Films (List of German actors). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | acteurs (actors, actor), toneelspelers (actors), spelers (cast, players, team, actors), Screen Actors Guild (Screen Actors Guild), filmacteur (film actor, List of male movie actors), jeugdtheater (troupe of young actors), jeugdteater (troupe of young actors), hoofdrolspelers (co-star, lead actors). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Filipino | aktor (actor, actors). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | näyttelijä (actor, actress, actors, actresses, player), Actors' Studio (The Actors Studio). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Flamand | hoofdrolspelers (lead actors). Additional references: Flamand, Belgium, France, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | acteurs (cast, actors), comédiens (comedians, actors, hypocrite), acteurs dramatiques (actors), fédération internationale des acteurs (international federation of actors), Actors Studio (The Actors Studio), Acteurs et Actrices A (List of male movie actors), Liste d'acteurs (List of actors, List of actors who have played lesbians, List of actors who played Marines in movies, List of actors who played President of the United States). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | acteurs (cast, actors), comédiens (comedians, actors, hypocrite), acteurs dramatiques (actors), fédération internationale des acteurs (international federation of actors), Actors Studio (The Actors Studio), Acteurs et Actrices A (List of male movie actors), Liste d'acteurs (List of actors, List of actors who have played lesbians, List of actors who played Marines in movies, List of actors who played President of the United States). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Schauspieler (actor, actors, comedian, comedians, performer), Hauptdarsteller (headliner, leading actor, leading man, lead actors, principal), Truppe von Amateurschauspielern (company of amateur actors), Liste der Filmschauspieler (List of male movie actors), Liste bekannter Darsteller des deutschen Films (List of German actors). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | δράσασ (actor, actors), Έλληνες ηθοποιοί (List of Greek actors), θίασος νέων ηθοποιών (troupe of young actors). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | dhrasas (actor, actors), ellines ithopoioi (List of Greek actors), thiasos neon ithopoion (troupe of young actors). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 남사당 (actors on the road, strolling actor, wayfaring male entertainer). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 남사당 (actors on the road, strolling actor, wayfaring male entertainer). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | ןקחש (actor, actors, player, players, trouper). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | ممثلون (actor, actors, representative, representatives), فاعِل (effective, employed, acting, actor, actors), الاتحاد الدولي للفنانين (international federation of actors), اجتماع الجهات الفاعلة الخارجية على مستوى السفراء (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Schauspieler (actor, actors, comedian, comedians, performer), Hauptdarsteller (headliner, leading actor, leading man, lead actors, principal), Truppe von Amateurschauspielern (company of amateur actors), Liste der Filmschauspieler (List of male movie actors), Liste bekannter Darsteller des deutschen Films (List of German actors). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Schauspieler (actor, actors, comedian, comedians, performer), Hauptdarsteller (headliner, leading actor, leading man, lead actors, principal), Truppe von Amateurschauspielern (company of amateur actors), Liste der Filmschauspieler (List of male movie actors), Liste bekannter Darsteller des deutschen Films (List of German actors). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | színész (actor, performer, actors, play actor, player). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | orang atau binatang yang berkelakuan buruk (bad actors). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Isizulu | dlali (actor, actors, player, players, sportsman). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | attori (actors, performers), interpreti (interpret, actors, actresses, construe, interpreters), una pellicola che presenta attori famosi (a film featuring famous actors), censione della p modo particolare?????? (a film featuring famous actors), gli attori a volte improvvisano (Actors sometimes improvise), Attori italiani (List of actors from Italy), protagonisti (heroines, protagonists, lead actors). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | ןקחש (actor, actors, player, players, trouper). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 俳優 (actor, player, actress, performer, thespian), 河原者 (unflattering term for actors), 河原乞食 (unflattering term for actors), 殺陣師 (man who teaches actors or actresses how to use swords), かわらもの (unflattering term for actors), かわらこじき (unflattering term for actors), たてし (man who teaches actors or actresses how to use swords), 人の俳優 (fellow actor, fellow actors, fellow-actor, fellow-actors), 子の俳優 (child actor, child actors, child-actor, child-actors), 日本の男優一覧 (List of Japanese actors). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kisuaheli | mwigaji (actor, imitator, actors, mimic). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiswahili | mwigaji (actor, imitator, actors, mimic). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 남사당 (actors on the road, strolling actor, wayfaring male entertainer). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | színész (actor, performer, actors, play actor, player). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | actor (actor, player, actors, artiste, histrion). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | skuespillere (actors), Skuespillerer (actors). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | آكتهر (actor, actors). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | آكتهر (actor, actors). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | آكتهر (actor, actors). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Pilipino | aktor (actor, actors). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | aktor (actor, player, actors, performer), aktory (actors), Zwiazek Artystow Scen Polskich ZASP (Polish Actors Association), film animowano-aktorski (a cartoon with real actors). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | aktor (actor, player, actors, performer), aktory (actors), Zwiazek Artystow Scen Polskich ZASP (Polish Actors Association), film animowano-aktorski (a cartoon with real actors). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | aktor (actor, player, actors, performer), aktory (actors), Zwiazek Artystow Scen Polskich ZASP (Polish Actors Association), film animowano-aktorski (a cartoon with real actors). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | representantes (actors, agents, representatives), grupo de jovens actores (troupe of young actors), actores principais (lead actors), fautores (elements contributing to, historical actors, patron). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | actor (actor, player, actors, artiste, histrion). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | actor (actor, player, actors, artiste, histrion). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | aktörer (actors). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | актеры (actors), Международная федерация актеров (international federation of actors), Совещание внешних действующих лиц на уровне послов (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | aktery (actors), mezhdunarodnaya federatsiya akterov (international federation of actors), soveshchanie vneshnikh deystvuyushchikh lits na urovne poslov (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | актеры (actors), Международная федерация актеров (international federation of actors), Совещание внешних действующих лиц на уровне послов (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | aktery (actors), mezhdunarodnaya federatsiya akterov (international federation of actors), soveshchanie vneshnikh deystvuyushchikh lits na urovne poslov (ambassadorial meeting of external actors). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | คนตีหน้า (actor, actors). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | skuespillere (actors), trup af unge skuespillere (troupe of young actors), hovedroller (lead actors). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovene | Seznam avstrijskih igralcev (List of Austrian actors), seznam filmskih igralcev (List of actors), zainteresirani subjekti (interested actors). Additional references: Slovene, Slovenia, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovenian | Seznam avstrijskih igralcev (List of Austrian actors), seznam filmskih igralcev (List of actors), zainteresirani subjekti (interested actors). Additional references: Slovenian, Slovenia, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovenscina | Seznam avstrijskih igralcev (List of Austrian actors), seznam filmskih igralcev (List of actors), zainteresirani subjekti (interested actors). Additional references: Slovenscina, Slovenia, Austria, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | los actores (actors), actores (actors, performers, agents, all those involved, all those participating in the process), Federación Internacional de Actores (International Federation of Actors), los protagonistas del sector privado (private actors), Acerca de los autores (about the actors), Reunión de agentes a nivel de embajadores (ambassadorial meeting of external actors), actores principales (lead actors), actores sociales que trabajan en los niveles básicos de la comunidad (social actors working at the grassroot level), son una compañía de actores fantásticos (they are a remarkable company of actors), participantes en los actividades de desarrollo (actors in development). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | คนตีหน้า (actor, actors). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | näyttelijä (actor, actress, actors, actresses, player), Actors' Studio (The Actors Studio). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | näyttelijä (actor, actress, actors, actresses, player), Actors' Studio (The Actors Studio). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | aktörer (actors). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swahili | mwigaji (actor, imitator, actors, mimic). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | aktörer (actors). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tagalog | aktor (actor, actors). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Taiwanese | 演員 (actors, performers). Additional references: Taiwanese, Taiwan, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | คนตีหน้า (actor, actors). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | คนตีหน้า (actor, actors). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | Актори (actors). Additional references: Ukrainian, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | aktori (actors). Additional references: Ukrainian, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaams | hoofdrolspelers (lead actors). Additional references: Vlaams, Belgium, France, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaemsch | hoofdrolspelers (lead actors). Additional references: Vlaemsch, Belgium, France, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zulu | dlali (actor, actors, player, players, sportsman). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zunda | dlali (actor, actors, player, players, sportsman). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, actors. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “actors” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | actorsway (actors). Additional references: Pig Latin, actors. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | acteursi (actors). Additional references: Terran B, actors. (volunteer) | |||
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| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | catervam (actors, band of men, cluster, company, crowd), soccho (comedy, comic actors, slipper, worn by Greeks, low-heeled loose-fitting shoe). Additional references: Latin, actors. (volunteer) | ||
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