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PANTOMIMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Synonyms:
mime; mimer; mummer; pantomimer; pantomimist
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Hypernyms ("pantomimer" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
Instance hyponyms:
Marceau; Marcel Marceau (French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923))
Derivation:
pantomime (act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only)