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actorvist

noun
/ˈak.tə.vɪst/UK/ˈæk.tɚ.vɪst/US

Etymology

Blend of actor + activist.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from activus
  3. derived from actif
  4. inherited from actyf
  5. suffixed as activist — “active + ist”
  6. compounded as actorvist — “actor + activist”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA