actor

/aɡˈtoɾ/ · A2 · noun · m

actor

actor — actor

🎭 Same word as English actor: Latin agere, to do + -tor, the one who does

Spanish actor is spelled exactly like English actor, from Latin actor, a doer. Only the stress moves: ac-TOR, on the last syllable. The feminine is actriz, matching English actress.

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