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Synonyms

pantomimist

American  
[pan-tuh-mahy-mist] / ˈpæn təˌmaɪ mɪst /

noun

  1. a person who acts in pantomime.

  2. the author of a pantomime.


Etymology

Origin of pantomimist

First recorded in 1830–40; pantomime + -ist

Example Sentences

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Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2017

King, a British pantomimist with style, wit, and a habit of breaking into agreeable song, has taken over for Milton Berle.

From Time Magazine Archive

A gifted dialectician, a truly artistic pantomimist and a master of timing ...

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, at 40, raven-haired, bulbous-nosed Sid Field is saluted as perhaps England's finest pantomimist since Charlie Chaplin sailed for the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Had poor dead and gone G. L. Fox, the original Humpty, and the greatest pantomimist of the American stage, been living and among the audience, he could not have failed to enjoy the performance.

From A Pirate of Parts by Neville, Richard