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- [muhm-er]
- /ˈmʌm ər/
- /ˈmʌmə/
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- [muhm-er]
- /ˈmʌm ər/
Definitions of mummer word
- noun mummer a person who wears a mask or fantastic costume while merrymaking or taking part in a pantomime, especially at Christmas and other festive seasons. 1
- noun mummer an actor, especially a pantomimist. 1
- noun mummer An actor in a traditional masked mime, especially of a type associated with Christmas and popular in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries. 1
- noun mummer masked merrymaker at holiday time 1
- noun mummer actor, pantomime artist 1
- noun mummer one of a group of masked performers in folk play or mime 0
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Origin of mummer
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, mummer is from the late Middle English word mommer. See mum2, -er1
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Parts of speech for Mummer
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mummer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mummer
noun mummer
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
- mime — the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
Antonyms for mummer
noun mummer
- fan — an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
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