"reenactor" meaning in English

See reenactor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reenactors [plural], re-enactor [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enact English reenact English -or English reenactor From reenact + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|reenact|-or|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English enact English reenact English -or English reenactor [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "enact", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reenact", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-or", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reenactor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="reenactor"> From reenact + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} reenactor (plural reenactors)
  1. One who reenacts. Translations (one who reenacts): odtwórca [masculine] (Polish), odtwórczyni [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-reenactor-en-noun-maCwTJ9n Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'one who reenacts': 81 19
  2. One who takes part in a historical reenactment. Translations (participant of a historical reenactment): reconstitueur [masculine] (French), reconstituteur [masculine] (French), reconstitueuse [feminine] (French), rekonstruktor [masculine] (Polish), rekonstruktorka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-reenactor-en-noun-g~6nZ7wp Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Acting, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Acting: 41 59 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'participant of a historical reenactment': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reenactress

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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