actor
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someone who performs in plays and films, especially as their job
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a woman who performs in plays and films, especially as her job. Many women performers prefer to be called actors rather than actresses.
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someone whose body is used in a film instead of the body of the real actor, especially in a sex scene
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an actor who plays unusual, strange, or interesting characters instead of being one of the main characters
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an actor who takes the place of another actor when making difficult or dangerous parts of a film
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an actor, especially one who you think is silly because they think their job is very serious and important
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someone who takes the place of an actor in a particular scene of a film, especially a dangerous scene
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an actor or presenter in a television programme who speaks directly to the audience and who is usually shown only from the shoulders up
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an actor whose job is to learn someone else’s part in a play so that they can perform if that person is ill
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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