Actress
11actress — See actor, actress …
12actress — obsolete a prostitute Until a liberating decree of Charles II female roles on stage were played by males. Thereafter, for some three centuries, acting was not considered a respectable profession for a woman: The actress and the… …
13actress — noun Date: 1668 a woman who is an actor • actressy adjective …
14actress — /ak tris/, n. a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., esp. professionally. [1580 90; ACT(O)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …
15Actress — Ac|tress auch: Act|ress 〈[æ̣ktrıs] f.; , es [ sız]〉 Schauspielerin, Darstellerin [engl.] …
16actress — Synonyms and related words: Roscius, actor, antagonist, bad guy, barnstormer, character, character actor, character man, character woman, child actor, diseur, diseuse, dramatizer, feeder, foil, heavy, histrio, histrion, ingenue, juvenile, matinee …
17Actress — Ac|tress auch: Act|ress 〈[æ̣ktrəs] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: es [ sız]〉 Darstellerin, Schauspielerin [Etym.: engl.] …
18actress — ac|tress [ˈæktrıs] n a woman who performs in a play or film …
19actress — ac|tress [ æktrəs ] noun count * a woman who performs in plays and movies, especially as her job. Many women performers prefer to be called actors instead of actresses …
20actress — ac·tress || æktrɪs n. female performer (in plays, films, etc.) ac·tor || æktÉ™ n. one who acts, performer (in plays, films, etc.) …