Etymology
Origin of pantomimist
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
King, a British pantomimist with style, wit, and a habit of breaking into agreeable song, has taken over for Milton Berle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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The role of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, was entrusted to a young foreign woman—Rosamond Pinchot of the U. S. As the nun in The Miracle she had won recognition as a pantomimist.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"They say he's the finest pantomimist on the stage."
From The Blood Red Dawn by Charles Caldwell Dobie
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