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Mummer
/ˈmʌm.ə/
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
📖 Definitions of "Mummer"
noun
- 1
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
- 2
An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
🔄 Synonyms of "Mummer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pantomimistnoun | One who engages in pantomime. |
| pantomimernoun | A pantomime performer. |
| mimernoun | Someone who mimes during a performance of a song |
| mimenoun | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mummer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pantomimistnoun | One who engages in pantomime. |
| pantomimernoun | A pantomime performer. |
| mimernoun | Someone who mimes during a performance of a song |
| mimenoun | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| guisernoun | A person in disguise, as for a parade or festival. |
| guysernoun | Alternative form of guiser. [A person in disguise, as for a parade or festival.] |
| guisardnoun | (archaic) guiser, mummer |
| soulernoun | (historical) A mummer or guiser. |
| muggernoun | A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place. |
| clownnoun | A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. |
| mockernoun | A person who mocks. |
| galoshinnoun | (Scotland) A mummer or guiser who performs in a midwinter Mummers play. |
| harlequinnoun | A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres. |
| mimmerkinnoun | (archaic, Scotland, dialectal) A deformed or freakish person; a dwarf or dwarfish creature. |
| buffoonnoun | One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool. |
| mumpernoun | (British, obsolete, slang) A beggar. |
| motleynoun | An incongruous mixture. |
| wrenboynoun | A male mummer or guiser who takes part in Wren Day. |
| clownynoun | (informal) Someone who acts in a clownlike manner. |
| dummerernoun | (obsolete) Someone who pretends to be dumb (unable to speak), usually to get sympathy or for begging. |
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