mummer
pronunciation
How to pronounce mummer in British English:
UK [ˈmʌmə(r)]
How to pronounce mummer in American English:
US [ˈmʌmɚ]
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- Noun:
- an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Word Origin
- mummer
- mummer: see mumps
- mummer (n.)
- "one who performs in a mumming, actor in a dumb show," early 15c., probably a fusion of Middle French momeur "mummer" (from Old French momer "mask oneself," from momon "mask") and Middle English mommen "to mutter, be silent," related to mum (interjection).