acter
acter · acters
A play or film with a particular number of actsA play or film with a particular number of acts.
UK/ˈæk.tə/US/ˈæk.tɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(in compounds)A play or film with a particular number of acts.
a one-acter
a two-acter
(nonstandard, uncommon)An actor, someone who or something which acts.
Origin
From act + -er (“person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies”). FromFrom act + -er (“person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies”).
From act + -er (forming agent nouns).
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