mummer

noun

ˈmə-mər How to pronounce mummer (audio)
Definition of mummernext
1
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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2
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 Like a medieval castle, where lords slept, blacksmiths pounded, soldiers trained, mummers mummed, and farmers sold their produce, the 21st century armory will be a mixed-use project in the truest sense. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026 Passyunk Avenue also features a replica of the mummers costume Jason wore during a parade after the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 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
  1. pantomime
  2. actor
  3. performer
  4. actress
  5. mime
  6. clown
Noun
  • In a storm that had nothing to do with them, many have bought into the pantomime of it all, relishing their role as the arch villains of English soccer.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.
    — Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Definition of pantomime
Noun
  • The Bourne Identity actor—who also shares daughters Alexia, 27; Gia, 18; and Stella, 16, with Barroso—looked dapper in a black double-breasted blazer, matching slacks, and shiny black dress shoes.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actor explained what would be his motivating factor to don the pirate hat again.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of actor
Noun
  • Parker is her own incredibly talented, idiosyncratic, unique performer in the way that everyone else in the cast is.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ortiz and another performer, Magdellena Romero, were arrested.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of performer
Noun
  • The All’s Fair actress, 46, shared a throwback photo of herself as a teenager cuddling with Jenner as a baby and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • An urgent call is placed to Paris requesting a colorful Dior gown for the actress, sending Christian Dior and his team of seamstresses into a race against the clock.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of actress
Noun
  • Every Saturday morning, about 190 starry-eyed students ages 10 to 18 attend classes in everything from puppetry, mime and clowning to juggling, card tricks, illusions, mentalism, stage magic, theater production and escapology.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mime
Noun
  • Two clowns in serious legal trouble colluded to put the entire planet in an economic crisis.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The procession will also welcome 52 floats, 31 clown crews, nine specialty units (such as trycaloons, or balloons ridden on tricycles), seven marching bands, and five balloonicles (that’s a balloon-vehicle hybrid).
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clown

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