Actor and Extra

Actor

Actor noun - One who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show).

Usage example: my sister went to drama school to become an actor

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Extra and actor are semantically related. in person who performs topic. In some cases you can use "Extra" instead a noun "Actor".

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Extra noun - A minor actor in crowd scenes.

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Actor and extra are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actor" instead a noun "Extra".

fellow	fellow actor	fellow extra
old	old actor	old extra
female	female actor	female extra
notable	notable actor	notable extra
Other adjectives: best, regular, certain, big, bad, terrible, black, main, trained, new, former, occasional, comic, uncredited.

Hilarious Outtakes: Highlights included one 'member' of Sugar Ray ordering room service pretending to be the real thing, one 'member' of Sum 41 dropping a series of terrible pickup lines on an extra and the actor playing the boyfriend in the Mandy Moore video hitting on the dance instructor.

Source: Series / Becoming
Eccentric Swedish actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård became a cult actor for turning any role of his into a devoted combination of a really Large Ham and an extra deadpan Snark Knight.

Source: Large Ham / Film
The character was initially treated as a glorified extra, and the only reason why actor David Rees Snell took the part was because creator Shawn Ryan needed someone to fill out the team.

Source: Ascended Extra / Live-Action TV

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