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mum⋅mer

  [muhm-er]
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–noun
1. a person who wears a mask or fantastic costume while merrymaking or taking part in a pantomime, esp. at Christmas and other festive seasons.
2. an actor, esp. a pantomimist.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME mommer. See mum 2 , -er 1
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mum·mer   (mŭm'ər)   
n.  

  1. A masked or costumed merrymaker, especially at a festival.

    1. One who acts or plays in a pantomime.

    2. An actor.


[Middle English, from Old French momeur, from momer, to wear a mask, pantomime.]
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Word Origin & History

mummer 
c.1405, probably a fusion of M.Fr. momeur "mummer" (from momer "mask oneself," from momon "mask") and M.E. mommen "to mutter, be silent," related to mum (interj.). OED marks it as "obsolete," but the word, and the custom, are alive and thriving in Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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