actant

Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action +‎ -ant

actant (plural actants)

1. That which acts; a source of action or activity.
2. (grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

• actantial

Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière.

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• Homophone: actants

actant m (plural actants)

1. actant

• “actant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• tançât

Borrowed from French actant.

actant m (plural actanți)

1. actant