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as in pantomime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
a street festival featuring mummers in a pantomime
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as in actor
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
those moonstruck mummers on TV soap operas who have more hair than talent
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Recent Examples of mummer
Passyunk Avenue also features a replica of the mummers costume Jason wore during a parade after the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018.
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Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
For Martin, any rivalry between the shows is a mummer’s farce (that is, foolish).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019
Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Attendees will be led in traditional songs from England, Ireland, and the United States, and Revels will perform a mummers play.
—Leslie Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe.
—A. O. Scott, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018
Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
For Martin, any rivalry between the shows is a mummer’s farce (that is, foolish).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019
Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Attendees will be led in traditional songs from England, Ireland, and the United States, and Revels will perform a mummers play.
—Leslie Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe.
—A. O. Scott, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummer
Noun
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It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2025
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This may seem like a distant toxic pantomime confined to Washington.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the multi-hyphenate has also been making her Broadway rounds, supporting her fellow actors between her own projects.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The series, created by Muslim filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, featured a scene in which a character, played by Muslim actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, portrayed the Hindu God Shiva.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The message, transmitted close to the audience as dancers Jessica Fiala and Tamara Nadel mime a slow-motion, rolling of dice, is crystal clear: There are consequences to gambling with karma.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
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Swank is currently predicted to face stiff competition in the guest actress category, particularly from standout performers in some of this year’s top series contenders.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet in perhaps one of the most vivid memories of Kilmer shared following his passing, actress Jennifer Tilly recalled crossing paths with him during auditions for the 1991 movie.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Caro Stowell of Thomasville was dressed up like a clown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus isn’t the only piece of content that’s down to clown with sibling-on-sibling action!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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