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actor
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
pretend
to
be
a
character
in
a
play
,
film
,
or
television
show
•
The
actor
bowed
to
the
audience
after
the
play
ended
.
The
actor
bowed
to
the
audience
after
the
play
ended
.
•
My
sister
wants
to
become
an
actor
when
she
grows
up
.
My
sister
wants
to
become
an
actor
when
she
grows
up
.
From
Latin
"
actor
"
meaning
“
doer
,
performer
”,
from
"
agere
" “
to
do
,
drive
”.
noun
someone
or
something
that
takes
part
in
a
particular
situation
or
activity
and
influences
what
happens
•
Local
businesses
are
important
actors
in
the
town
’
s
economy
.
Local
businesses
are
important
actors
in
the
town
’
s
economy
.
•
Several
political
actors
met
to
discuss
the
new
law
.
Several
political
actors
met
to
discuss
the
new
law
.
noun
in
computing
,
an
independent
unit
of
code
that
receives
messages
and
performs
actions
,
used
in
the
actor
model
of
concurrency
•
Each
actor
in
the
system
processes
messages
independently
.
Each
actor
in
the
system
processes
messages
independently
.
•
The
developer
modeled
the
chat
server
as
a
group
of
communicating
actors
.
The
developer
modeled
the
chat
server
as
a
group
of
communicating
actors
.
factor
noun
a
whole
number
that
divides
another
number
exactly
•
Three
is
a
factor
of
twelve
.
Three
is
a
factor
of
twelve
.
•
The
students
listed
every
factor
of
36
on
the
board
.
The
students
listed
every
factor
of
36
on
the
board
.
factory
noun
-
factory
,
factories
a
building
or
group
of
buildings
where
people
and
machines
make
goods
,
usually
in
large
quantities
•
The
new
car
factory
opened
near
the
river
last
month
.
The
new
car
factory
opened
near
the
river
last
month
.
•
During
our
school
trip
,
we
watched
workers
wrap
chocolate
bars
inside
the
old
brick
factory
.
During
our
school
trip
,
we
watched
workers
wrap
chocolate
bars
inside
the
old
brick
factory
.
late
16th
century
:
from
French
factorerie
,
based
on
Latin
factor
‘
doer
,
maker
’;
originally
denoting
an
establishment
for
factors
(
merchants
)
engaged
in
trade
,
later
evolving
to
mean
a
place
where
goods
are
manufactured
.
noun
-
factory
,
factories
in
computing
,
a
function
,
method
,
or
class
that
creates
and
returns
new
objects
of
a
particular
type
•
The
widget
factory
generates
buttons
with
the
correct
color
and
size
for
our
app
.
The
widget
factory
generates
buttons
with
the
correct
color
and
size
for
our
app
.
•
Using
a
factory
prevents
us
from
exposing
complex
constructor
logic
to
other
modules
.
Using
a
factory
prevents
us
from
exposing
complex
constructor
logic
to
other
modules
.
Borrowed
from
the
general
sense
‘
place
where
something
is
produced
’;
adopted
by
programmers
in
the
1980s
to
describe
code
that
‘
manufactures
’
software
objects
.
contractor
noun
a
person
or
company
that
is
paid
under
a
formal
agreement
to
build
,
repair
,
or
supply
something
,
especially
in
construction
work
•
The
city
hired
a
contractor
to
repair
the
old
bridge
before
winter
.
The
city
hired
a
contractor
to
repair
the
old
bridge
before
winter
.
•
Our
kitchen
remodel
went
smoothly
because
the
contractor
coordinated
all
the
plumbers
and
electricians
.
Our
kitchen
remodel
went
smoothly
because
the
contractor
coordinated
all
the
plumbers
and
electricians
.
From
contract
+
-or
,
meaning
‘
one
who
undertakes
a
contract
’;
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
18th
century
in
building
trades
.
noun
a
self-employed
person
or
business
hired
for
a
specific
job
or
period
instead
of
being
a
regular
employee
•
As
an
IT
contractor
,
she
upgrades
company
networks
during
short-term
projects
.
As
an
IT
contractor
,
she
upgrades
company
networks
during
short-term
projects
.
•
The
studio
brings
in
freelance
contractors
during
peak
filming
season
.
The
studio
brings
in
freelance
contractors
during
peak
filming
season
.
Extended
from
the
construction
sense
to
self-employed
professionals
in
the
early
20th
century
as
work
arrangements
diversified
.