mummer

mum·mer

M0482100 (mŭm′ər)n.1. A masked or costumed merrymaker, especially at a festival.2. a. One who acts or plays in a pantomime.b. An actor.

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[Middle English, from Old French momeur, from momer, to wear a mask, pantomime.]

mummer

(ˈmʌmə) n1. (Theatre) one of a group of masked performers in folk play or mime2. (Theatre) a mime artist3. (Theatre) jocular or derogatory an actor[C15: from Old French momeur, from momer to mime; related to momon mask]

mum•mer

(ˈmʌm ər)

n. 1. a person who wears a mask or fantastic costume while merrymaking or taking part in a pantomime, as at Christmas. 2. an actor, esp. a pantomimist. [1400–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mummer - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expressionmime, mimer, pantomimer, pantomimistactor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer

Translations

mimefantasiadomímico