请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 mummer
释义

mummer

noun

mum·​mer ˈmə-mər How to pronounce mummer (audio)
1
: a performer in a pantomime
broadly : actor
2
: one who goes merrymaking in disguise during festivals

Synonyms

  • mime
  • mimic
  • pantomime
  • pantomimist
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

a street festival featuring mummers in a pantomime those moonstruck mummers on TV soap operas who have more hair than talent
Recent Examples on the Web For Martin, any rivalry between the shows is a mummer’s farce (that is, foolish). James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019 Attendees will be led in traditional songs from England, Ireland, and the United States, and Revels will perform a mummers play. Leslie Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018 Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018 Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered. Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018 Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019 Attendees will be led in traditional songs from England, Ireland, and the United States, and Revels will perform a mummers play. Leslie Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018 Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mummer

noun

1
as in pantomime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements a street festival featuring mummers in a pantomime

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pantomime
  • performer
  • mime
  • clown
  • pantomimist
  • mimic
  • entertainer
  • trouper
  • busker
  • impressionist
  • imitator
  • player
  • impersonator
  • aper
  • pantaloon
2
as in actor
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show) those moonstruck mummers on TV soap operas who have more hair than talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • actor
  • performer
  • actress
  • thespian
  • entertainer
  • trouper
  • impersonator
  • player
  • thesp
  • comedian
  • enactor
  • pantomime
  • masquerader
  • star
  • monologuist
  • clown
  • starlet
  • leading man
  • leading lady
  • tragedian
  • mime
  • harlequin
  • barnstormer
  • buffoon
  • farceur
  • double
  • monologist
  • supernumerary
  • masker
  • coactor
  • personator
  • pantomimist
  • tragedienne
  • costar
  • poser
  • spear-carrier
  • impressionist
  • understudy
  • imitator
  • stooge
  • mimic
  • ape
  • prima donna
  • walk-on
  • ham
  • aper
  • lead
  • extra
  • zany
  • scene-stealer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonactor
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 0:19:30