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actor
ac·tor [ áktər ] (plural ac·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. performer in plays: somebody who acts in plays, movies, or television
2. somebody who pretends: somebody who pretends to be somebody else or to feel something so as to impress or deceive
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