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MUMMER
mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist
(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mummer (plural mummers)
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
Synonyms
• (actor in a pantomime): mime
Source: Wiktionary
Mumm"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mommeur. See Mumm, and cf. Momier.]
Definition: One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon. Jugglers and dancers, antics, mummers. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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