act as

To serve or perform a job or role, often temporarily. Until Kayla returns from her maternity leave, Sharon will act as lead analyst. You will now act as file clerk and benefits coordinator, and your salary will reflect this change.

act as someone

to perform in the capacity of someone, temporarily or permanently; to serve in some special capacity, possibly temporarily. This is Mr. Smith. He'll act as manager from now on.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Akpofure	-	Western African, Urhobo
Lynwood	LIN-wuwd	English
Marquinhos	-	Portuguese
&Thorn;ÓRvÍ	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Kustaa	KOOS-tah:	Finnish
Raquel	rah-KEL (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, English