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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomimist
Noun
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Kinski played Mignon, a mute acrobat and street performer, in the film.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Microdrama performer Sam Myerson will narrate the series.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Service is vivacious almost to the point of pantomime.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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In person, the audience sips cocktails and witnesses top-notch side acts that cleanse the palate between improv blocks, with a mix of nationally touring stand-up, mimes, musicians and more.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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His near-daily press conferences are just part of a traveling, partisan clown show.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pantomimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomimist. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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