Meaning of SEMANTIC ROLE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence
	Synonyms:		participant role
	See Also:		affected role, agent, agentive role, benefactive role, beneficiary, grammatical category, instrument, instrumental role, locative, locative role, patient, patient role, recipient, recipient role, result, resultant role, syntactic category, temporal, temporal role