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mimer

mimer

8.9
A person who acts out stories and feelings using only gestures and facial expressions
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪmər/
translation icon : mimo
  • The French mimer captivated the audience with his silent performance.

Examples

  • At the festival, the mimer amazed the crowd with his ability to express joy and sadness without speaking.

  • As a skilled mimer, she could portray a range of emotions without uttering a word.

  • Many children were fascinated by the mimer in the park, copying his exaggerated gestures.

  • The mimer captivated the audience with his expressive movements.

  • Did you see the mimer at the festival?

  • The talented mimer used only his body language to tell a beautiful story.

  • Children laughed as the mimer pretended to be trapped in an invisible box.

Synonyms

mime
vsmimer
17 5.5

A person who tells a story using only gestures and facial expressions

uses performer wording rather than actor to describe the role
mummer
vsmimer
1 9.9

A person who acts without speaking using gestures and facial expressions

focuses on acting out stories or emotions rather than conveying general meaning
pantomimist
vsmimer
9.3

A person who acts using movement and expressions on their face without speaking

limits this to acting out stories or emotions rather than general meaning
pantomimer
vsmimer
9.9

A person who acts using gestures and facial expressions without speaking

focuses on acting out stories or emotions rather than general communication

Surface Forms

mimer singular
mimers plural

Morphology

mimer = mime (transparent) = mime + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' from the verb 'mime', so the meaning 'one who mimes' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Mimer comes from the root mim-, from the Greek mimos, meaning 'imitator', and you can see the same root in English words like mime and mimic. A mimer shows a story with gestures and faces instead of speech, so the origin explains why a mimer acts without words.