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actress

noun
USAK-tris/ˈæk.tɹɪs/

Pluralactresses

2 meanings of actress

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A woman who acts in plays, movies, or TV shows.

    The actress took a bow as the crowd cheered.

    Two young actresses joined the cast this season.

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  2. 2
    nounarchaic
    A woman who does something or makes it happen.
    My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
    1796, Matthew Lewis, The MonkHere, actress means a woman who took part in or did something.
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Origin

From "actor" plus "-ess", the ending that marks a female.