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pantomimist

[ pan-tuh-mahy-mist ]

noun

  1. a person who acts in pantomime.
  2. the author of a pantomime.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantomimist1

First recorded in 1830–40; pantomime + -ist

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Example Sentences

One was the pantomimist Aliturus, the other was Poppæa, the harlot-empress.

To be a successful clown you had also to be a good pantomimist, because all clowning is really based on the pantomime.

The Roman pantomimist worked in the great open-air theaters, and also in the homes of the rich.

There never was his equal in funny characters, and as a pantomimist no one ever took his place.

Scaramouch persisted for some time, and was, like the harlequin and columbine, a pantomimist.

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