Thesaurus results for PANTOMIMIST

pantomimist

noun

ˈpan-tə-ˌmī-mist

Definition of pantomimist

as in performer

an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements an exquisitely graceful pantomimist

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Recent Examples of pantomimist The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019 Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City. — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017

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Noun

Naturally, growing up around music and holding onto my love of it, becoming a singer and performer came naturally.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Almost every great performer is at some point in their life delusional.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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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
Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of pantomime

Noun

And Art the Clown’s mime-of-mayhem harlequin ghoulishness is part of the extremity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer before being slammed against a wall.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of mime

Noun

Rather than deescalating, Gabela yelled at Corben, calling him a clown.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

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