nounnoun
lo attore
actor
Persona che interpreta un personaggio in un film, in una serie o in uno spettacolo teatrale.
Definition & meaning
- Actor: a person who performs a role in a play, film, television show, or other production.
- Actor or participant: a person, organization, or country that plays an active role in an event or situation, such as politics or economics.
- Plaintiff: in legal language, the party who brings a civil lawsuit.
Grammar & Word origin
Attore is a masculine noun. Its plural is attori . The feminine form is attrice , plural attrici .
It comes from Latin actor, meaning “doer” or “performer,” from agere, “to do” or “to act.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- interprete — a performer or interpreter of a role; it can also refer to a musician or translator.
- artista — an artist; broader than attore, as it includes people working in other arts.
- protagonista — a protagonist or leading participant, not necessarily an actor by profession.
- convenuto — the defendant in a civil case, contrasted with attore in its legal sense.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
L'attore è molto bravo.noun
The actor is very good.
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