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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
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.
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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.
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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).
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James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 July 2022
Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon.
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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.
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Leslie Anderson,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Mar. 2018
Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe.
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A. O. Scott,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2018
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
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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.
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Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.
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Smollett was accused of staging a hate crime — which was originally reported as a racist and homophobic crime against the Empire actor— in Chicago in February 2019.
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Travis Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are expected to attend, as are fellow NFL star George Kittle and actor-singer Suki Waterhouse.
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In an effort to create at last some variety to their shows, and maybe a surprise, a band or performer is now more apt to tinker with their set list.
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Left-back Douglas Santos has never been a top-class performer.
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That said, the actress has a few staples in her routine that help enhance her glowy, youthful appearance.
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The first actress cast in the lead part of Captain Kathryn Janeway, Genevieve Bujold, quit after two days on the job.
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Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.
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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.
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The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
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But many did not, as the 1981 episodes tell the grim tale of a young girl named Sylvia (Barash), who is raped by a stranger wearing a horrifying clown mask.
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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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