masquerader, masker, masquer
(noun) a participant in a masquerade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
masker (third-person singular simple present maskers, present participle maskering, simple past and past participle maskered)
(transitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To render giddy or senseless
(intransitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To be bewildered.
(transitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To choke; stifle.
(transitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To decay; rust.
• (render giddy): confuse, bewilder, stupefy
masker (plural maskers)
One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual.
That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).
• Makers, kermas, makers, markes
Source: Wiktionary
Mask"er, n.
Definition: One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
Mask"er, v. t.
Definition: To confuse; to stupefy. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
