This is the 11926th most frequent Russian word.
заслуженном
"Deserved" or "merited."
Here, 'заслуженном' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'актёре', indicating that the actor is deserving of recognition.
Мы говорили о заслуженном актёре, который получил премию.
We were talking about a distinguished actor who received an award.
In this sentence, 'заслуженном' qualifies the noun 'учителе', signifying the well-deserved respect or title.
Сейчас проходит шоу в честь заслуженном учителе нашего города.
A show is now taking place in honor of the distinguished teacher of our city.
Here, 'заслуженном' is an adjective describing 'ветерану', emphasizing the veteran’s deserving status.