mummer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
    pantomimist; pantomimer; mime; mimer.

WordNet

Mumm"er noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. mommeur. See Mumm, and cf. Momier.
Definitions
  1. One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon.
    Jugglers and dancers, antics, mummers. Milton.

Webster 1913