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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
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
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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Talk of a solution—of two states, of a confederation, of nearly any prospect for a secure and free mode of coexistence—has long been dismissed as either an ingenuous assertion of faith or a cynical pantomime, an empty gesture toward a future no one expects to see.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the cast is similarly sleepwalking through a fanciful pantomime of Southern culture rather than a serious drama.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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And the actor has mostly maintained a cordial relationship with all his exes.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Oct. 2025
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On October 25, the 28-year-old actor unveiled a completely fresh look on the Christy premiere red carpet, starting with a chin-length chop by celebrity hairstylist Glen Coco Oropeza.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Oct. 2025
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For his performance as the fava-bean-eating and Chianti-drinking Lecter, Hopkins became only the second performer in history to win a Best Actor Oscar in the horror genre.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critics aren’t wowed by this rock performer biopic at 61% fresh, but fans last night enjoyed it better at 85%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sentimental Value, in which Skarsgård plays a once-legendary director who is seeking to reconnect with his daughters, one of whom is an actress, won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Perfect Couple actress was previously married to Tom Cruise.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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When asked whether Shedeur would take snaps in the game, Shilo responded with his brother's viral mime routine.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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After the news broke, Sanders, selected by the Browns with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round, appeared to be joking with reporters about it and pretended to be a mime while reporters tried to get his thoughts on the team's QB move.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike past attempts at fictionalizing his life, Macmanus barely touches on the fact that Gacy had a hobby of dressing up like a clown, and doesn’t show any actual murders in the series.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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