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MUMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mummer mean?
• MUMMER (noun)
The noun MUMMER has 1 sense:
1. an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Familiarity information: MUMMER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
mime; mimer; mummer; pantomimer; pantomimist
Hypernyms ("mummer" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
Instance hyponyms:
Marceau; Marcel Marceau (French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923))
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