Actor and Watcher

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Actor noun - One who takes part in something.

Usage example: Benjamin Franklin was a major actor in many of the events leading up to the founding of our nation

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Watcher is an antonym for actor.

Nearby Words: acting, actress

Watcher noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

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Actor is an antonym for watcher.

Nearby Words: watch, watchful, watched, watching

known	known actor	known watcher
fellow	fellow actor	fellow watcher
female	female actor	female watcher
best	best actor	best watcher
Other adjectives: better, regular, original, single, actual, real, successful, bad, young, new, former, occasional, older, previous.

The thriller The Watcher criss-crossed actor types by casting James Spader as the cop and Keanu Reeves as the serial killer.

Source: Playing Against Type / Film Acting

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