mummer

/ˈmʌmər/
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Other forms: mummers

Definitions of mummer
  1. noun
    an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
    synonyms: mime, mimer, pantomimer, pantomimist
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    examples:
    Marcel Marceau
    French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
    type of:
    actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian
    a theatrical performer
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