Actor

·noun A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.

II. Actor ·noun An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.

III. Actor ·noun One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

IV. Actor ·noun One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.

actor
actor, ōris, m. [ago]. I One who drives or moves something : pecoris actor, Ov. H. 1, 95: habena...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Actor
Actor, ŏris, m. I A companion of Aeneas , Verg. A. 9, 500.— II An Auruncan , ib. 12, 94; 96. I...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
actor
āctor ōris, m 1 AG-, a driver : pecoris, a shepherd , O.— An agent, doer, performer, actor : hun...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
play-actor
A theatrical performer. The expression is objectionable, because the term actor is itself a technica...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.