mummer

[muhm-er] / ˈmʌm ər /

NOUN

clown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buffoon comedian comic fool jester mime prankster

STRONG

antic cutup dolt gagman gagster harlequin humorist joker jokester merrymaker mountebank picador pierrot punch wag wit zany

WEAK

farceur funnyperson funster jokesmith life of the party merry-andrew punchinello quipster wisecracker

NOUN

mimic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mime

STRONG

actor caricaturist comedian copycat imitator impersonator impressionist parodist parrot performer playactor player thespian trouper

Antonyms

STRONG

fan

Example Sentences

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Truly beastly … a babuger, or mummer, from Bansko, Bulgaria, from Wilder Mann.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2012

In this fortnightly column, Sean O'Hagan explores photography, art, photojournalism and everything in between Truly beastly … a babuger, or mummer, from Bansko, Bulgaria, from Wilder Mann.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2012

No Triangle mummer himself, the building bears his name.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Me? I would never... you cannot think I had any part in any ...” That was the truth, or he is a master mummer.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Then the mists parted, like the curtain opening at a mummer show to reveal some new tableau.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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