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pantomimist

American  
[pan-tuh-mahy-mist] / ˈpæn təˌmaɪ mɪst /

noun

  1. a person who acts in pantomime.

  2. the author of a pantomime.


Etymology

Origin of pantomimist

First recorded in 1830–40; pantomime + -ist

Example Sentences

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Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2017

On their exhibition-game junket through Japan, the Brooklyn Dodgers, World Series losers, discovered in their own ranks a superb pantomimist whose antics delighted Japanese baseball fans and even amused his hard-shelled teammates.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, at 40, raven-haired, bulbous-nosed Sid Field is saluted as perhaps England's finest pantomimist since Charlie Chaplin sailed for the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Holding forth as a $10-a-performance pantomimist in a Seattle jazz joint called No Place: William O. Douglas Jr., 28, son of the Supreme Court Justice.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whither shall I wander, forlorn pantomimist that I am?

From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Walter Goodman

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