Synonyms for mummer

Most common

mime · mimer · pantomimist · pantomimer · guiser

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.

2. v. 1

   Synonym of mum (“to act in pantomime or dumb show”).

Related words

Word family

mummery

Other spellings

mimmer

Forms

Plural

mummers → mimes, mimers, pantomimists, pantomimers…

Past participle

mummered
e.g. mummered → mommed, maskered…

Example sentences

• mime I cannot mime Ken in presence of the teacher.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

mom¹, mum¹

4 letters

mime¹

5 letters

mimer

6 letters

masker², guiser

10 letters

pantomimer

11 letters

pantomimist

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (masker² = 2 syllables).