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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