masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
masquerader
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a word derived from
masquerade.
Example Sentences
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And the blue characters are something to behold: Accessories for devil mas include horns, wings, a fork, a tail and anything else the masquerader wishes to add.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
Asthma is known to scientists as a great masquerader.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a divided soul, at once masquerader and moralist.
From Time Magazine Archive
So I starts for town lookin' as warlike as if I'd just come from a front trench, and feelin' like a masquerader who'd lost his way to the ball-room.
From The House of Torchy by Arthur William Brown
Some masquerader in uniform must have intercepted you, Jim.”
From The Dark Star by William Dodge Stevens
