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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
Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
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
Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered.
—Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
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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A lot was said in the stretch leading up to the final about the contrast between the obvious intensity of the 4 Nations tournament and last Sunday’s N.B.A. All-Star Game, which was a bloated parade of celebrity and, for the players, a pantomime of effort.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hader, a household name in Austria for his work as a comedian on stage, won the best actor honor at the Locarno Film Festival for his role in Hold-Up in 2000.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Maybe there is something about this kind of family secret that fuels actors — the same thing happened to Jack Nicholson.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
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In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).—
James Factora,
Them,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of those people is Emmy-winning actress, activist and producer Kerry Washington.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gold and Diamond Evening Purse: Estimated Value $100,000 to $200,000 Taylor was seen with her gold and diamond evening purse in December 1964, when the actress and her then-husband, Richard Burton, attended the Lido premiere, which was a burlesque show, in Paris, per Julien’s.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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Robert Pattinson recalls lying on live TV about seeing clown die in car explosion as a kid: 'What on Earth?' Pattinson also surprised audiences at the convention, making an unannounced appearance alongside his director.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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These clowns dressed as presidents appear immature and narcissistic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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