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actorvist

UK/ˈak.tə.vɪst/US/ˈæk.tɚ.vɪst/

actorvist noun: an actor who engages in political or social activism.

Noun

actorvist (plural actorvists)

  1. (informal) An actor who engages in political or social activism.
    • Leonardo DiCaprio on environmental issues and George Clooney on expanding aid to Africa are just two of the many "actorvists" engaged in American policy mobilization efforts today.[2016], James A. Morone, Rogan Kersh, By the People: Debating American Government, second edition, New York, N.Y.; Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215

Forms of actorvist

pluralactorvists

Origin of actorvist

Blend of actor + activist.

Questions about actorvist

What does actorvist mean?
Actorvist means an actor who engages in political or social activism.
What part of speech is actorvist?
Actorvist is a noun.
How do you pronounce actorvist?
Actorvist is pronounced /ˈak.tə.vɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of actorvist?
The plural of actorvist is actorvists.

Words near actorvist in the dictionary

  1. actorness
  2. actorney
  3. actorneys
  4. actors
  5. actorship
  6. actorvist
  7. actorvists
  8. actory
  9. actosyringone
  10. actour
  11. actours

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