MASKER

masquerader, masker, masquer

(noun) a participant in a masquerade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• (render giddy): confuse, bewilder, stupefy

Etymology 2

Noun

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.).

Anagrams

• 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



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