actant

noun — 2 senses

actant

noun

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

1

That which acts; a source of action or activity.

2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.

Derived terms
actantial

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