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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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
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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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Then Joe walked back of the scenes with his friend, a pantomimist engaging the attention of the audience while the next part of the program was being prepared.
From Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer by Barnum, Vance
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