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masquer

masquer

9.9
A person who wears a mask and costume to hide who they are at a party
  • noun
  • /ˈmæskər/
  • Archaic
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  • The masquerade ball was filled with masquers dancing elegantly in their elaborate disguises.

Examples

  • At the party, the masquer impressed everyone with her extravagant costume and mysterious persona.

  • During the festival, each masquer wore a beautifully decorated mask that added to the festive atmosphere.

  • Police are also on the lookout for a man... masquer... pretending to be a Maori language teacher.

    Billy (2011)

  • In another city, on Twelfth Night, masquers were chasing a scarlet devil, and when the bride and groom ran suddenly upon me in the street, they withdrew in dread and then, joined by their wedding guests, fell upon me and beat me when I could not run.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Out in the darkness, a procession of torchlit barges, loaded to the gunwales with masquers, drifted on the reflected waters of the river.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

masker
vsmasquer
1 7.1

A person who wears a mask at a costume party or festival

is a participant in the event rather than only someone with a face covering
masquerader
vsmasquer
7.5

A person who wears a mask and costume at a party or event

is any event participant rather than only someone in full disguise

How Disguised

disguiser
1 7.1
masquer
  • Archaic
9.9
to costume
5 4.0

Surface Forms

masquer singular
masquers plural

Etymology

The word masquer comes from the French masque, which means 'mask', and it is the same root behind the English words mask and masquerade. So a masquer is literally someone who 'wears a mask' or disguise at a party.