Definitions for mummer
ˈmʌm ərmum·mer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimistnoun

   an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mummernoun

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

2. mummernoun

   An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

3. Etymology: From momeur, from momer: "to wear a mask."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mummernoun

   A masker; one who performs frolicks in a personated dress.

   Etymology: mumme, Danish.

   If you chance to be pinch’d with the colick, you make faces like mummers. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Jugglers and dancers, anticks, mummers. John Milton.

   I began to smoke that they were a parcel of mummers. Add.

   Peel’d, patch’d and pyebald, linsey-woolsey brothers;
   Grave mummers! Alexander Pope, Dunciad, b. iii.

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1. mummer

   A mummer is a performer in a pantomime or mime, often involved in a traditional folk play or dance, especially during festivals or celebrations such as Christmas or Mardi Gras. Mummer performances typically involve costumes, masks, music, and often elaborate disguises. The term originates from medieval times in Europe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mummernoun

   one who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon

2. Etymology: [Cf. OF. mommeur. See Mumm, and cf. Momier.]

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1. Mummer

   Mummer is the sixth studio album by the English band XTC, released on 30 August 1983. It reached No. 51 on the UK album chart and No. 145 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. It spawned three UK singles; "Great Fire", "Wonderland" and "Love on a Farmboy's Wages". The album was delayed many months by Virgin Records. It was originally supposed to be released by Epic Records on 26 May 1983 in the U.S.A., but the label thought it was too acoustic and pastoral for American audiences. It was finally issued in the U.S. by Geffen Records in February 1984. "Wonderland" was the only single issued by Geffen from the album. The only promotional public appearance made by the band for this album was in late 1983 when they appeared on the BBC-TV show Pebble Mill At One where they lip-synced to "Love on a Farmboy's Wages". A promotional video was made for the "Wonderland" single. Five more videos were also made in July 1983 for the television documentary program Play At Home. This was the final album that Terry Chambers appeared on with XTC, as he quit the group during the recording sessions.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mummer

   Slang for an actor. This old English term, derived from the German mumme, a mask, was applied to the performers in a Christmas masque or buffoonery.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mummer in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mummer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mummer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mummer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mummer
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mummer
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mummer
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=mummer