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mime artist in British English

(maɪm ˈɑːtɪst)
noun
another name for mime
 

mime in British English

(maɪm)
noun
1. 
the theatrical technique of expressing an idea or mood or portraying a character entirely by gesture and bodily movement without the use of words
2.  Also called: mime artist
a performer specializing in such a technique, esp a comic actor
3. 
a dramatic presentation using such a technique
4. (in the classical theatre)
a. 
a comic performance depending for effect largely on exaggerated gesture and physical action
b. 
an actor in such a performance
verb
5. 
to express (an idea) in actions or gestures without speech
6. 
(of singers or musicians) to perform as if singing (a song) or playing (a piece of music) that is actually prerecorded
Derived forms
mimer (ˈmimer)
noun
Word origin
Old English mīma, from Latin mīmus mimic actor, from Greek mimos imitator

Examples of 'mime artist' in a sentence
mime artist

The black-clad pale-faced figure froze like a mime artist in mid-movement.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Scratch that idea of her as a mime artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Surely a more fitting outfit for a mime artist than your average prêt-a-porter client.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We went to see a mime artist in a back-of-beyond place.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is the trouble with interviewing a gifted mime artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Is he privy, as a mime artist, to gestures and expressions that the average person would miss?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I imagine an employee dressed as a holistic mime artist lifting empty pop bottles at arm's length with a look of exaggerated horror.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He may have been a minimalist, but the mime artist would insist on rehearsing scenes over and over again.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is not a mime artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Her doctorate is in political science, and after graduating she trained as a mime artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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