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Actor : (noun)
1: a theatrical performer [syn: histrion, player, thespian,
role 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" [syn: doer, worker]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Actor : \Ac"tor\, n. [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]
1. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
2. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
After a well graced actor leaves the stage. --Shak.
3. (Law)
(a) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
--Jacobs.
(b) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ACTOR, practice. 1. A plaintiff or complainant. 2. He on whom the burden of
proof lies. In actions of replevin both parties are said to be actors. The
proctor or advocate in the courts of the civil law, was called actor.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Actor :
1. In object-oriented programming, an object
which exists as a concurrent process.
2. In Chorus, the unit of resource
allocation.
(1994-11-08)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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