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Meaning of mummer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈmʌm.ə(ɹ)/

Definitions

  1. A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
  2. An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

Equivalents

Čeština maškara mim
Français mime
Nederlands pantomimespeler
Polski mim
Português fantasiado mímico momo
Svenska mimare

Examples

“[To] perform as mummers, who act in relays of eight, at the worship of ancestors.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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