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masker

American  
[mas-ker, mah-sker] / ˈmæs kər, ˈmɑ skər /
Or masquer

noun

  1. a person who masks; a person who takes part in a masque.


masker British  
/ ˈmɑːskə /

noun

  1. a person who wears a mask or takes part in a masque

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of masker

First recorded in 1540–50; mask + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The pavements were strewn with confetti and the litter of a Mardi Gras crowd, but nowhere was a masker to be seen.

From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

With a great flourish of whip and legs—showing his frilled drawers—the masker pulls round to drive along the boulevard by the sea—the only place where one can drive.

From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

In the course of my wanderings, chance brought me close to the side of the masker in the dress with the gore.

From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore

Their chief masker represents their demon Jurupari, but he does not appear to be treated with any particular respect.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The masker hesitated with an air of extreme suspicion.

From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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