an entity that performs an action or has a role in a situation, especially in linguistic or narrative contexts

एक इकाई जो क्रिया करती है या एक स्थिति में भूमिका निभाती है

English Usage: In the sentence, "In the play, the hero is the main actant," the actant is the character that drives the action of the narrative.

Hindi Usage: वाक्य में, "नाटक में, नायक मुख्य अभिनेता है," अभिनेता वह पात्र है जो कहानी की क्रिया को चलाता है।