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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

Bosanski mim
Čeština maškara mim
Deutsch Mumme Pantomime Pantomimenspieler verkleideter Mensch
Suomi miimikko
Français mime
Hrvatski mim
Kurdî maskara mim mîm
Nederlands pantomimespeler
Polski mim
Português fantasiado mímico momo
Српски mim
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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See also

mummeries mummering Mummerset Mummert Mummery Mummey

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