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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
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Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gender play was another distinctive and important aspect of pantomime drama.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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Musk’s public support of the AfD is part of his wider, international campaign to elevate right-wing, conservative political actors in Western nations.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Older actors know more people and have worked with more people, and those people vote.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Irwin talking up the merits of a mime is especially funny.Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The chorus to the song Swift’s dad, Scott, said was his favorite offers drum punches that mime the exclamation marks in the song title.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
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While appearing at the 90th New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Wednesday, Jean-Baptiste — who won best actress at the ceremony — expressed concern for her daughter, an LA resident.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The company sold to Crocs in 2021 for $2.5 billion, with the footwear brand collaborating with the likes of Warner Bros. and NASCAR and naming actress Sydney Sweeney its global ambassador in 2024.Kanika Talwar, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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The story features Mauro, a clown who dreams of a carnival where a parade of revelers are celebrating his life.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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