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acter¹

  • /ˈæk.tə/ UK
  • /ˈæk.tɚ/ US

Sounds like actor · Rhymes with -æktə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From act + -er (“person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies”).

noun acters

  1. in compounds A play or film with a particular number of acts. a one-acter

acter²

  • /ˈæk.tə/ UK
  • /ˈæk.tɚ/ US

Sounds like actor · Rhymes with -æktə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From act + -er (forming agent nouns).

noun acters

  1. nonstandard, uncommon An actor, someone who or something which acts.

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