English → Latin
“actor” in Latin
histriōAn actor, player.lūdiusperformer (on stage); gladiator (performer in the games)tragoedusA tragic actor.; An epithet of Jupitercōmoeduscomic, of comedy; given to actingāctordoer, agent; actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie); prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator
The English word actor itself goes back to Latin agō, through āctor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
actor
artifex scenicus (general term): actor scenicus or actor only (actor, the most respectful term): histrio (the middle term: player): ludio, ludius (the lowest term: pantomimic performer; a player and dancer). Tragic actor, Tragoedus. Comic actor, Comoedus.
Company of actors, familia histrionum; grex histrionum.
Actor
Actor, -oris (m.); son or descendant ofActor, Actorides, -ae
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for actor?
- The usual Latin words for “actor” are histriō, lūdius, tragoedus; also cōmoedus, āctor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.