Explore Mummer through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mime or actor. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mummer meaning
- A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
- An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
Using Mummer
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival. | An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
- Useful related words include: mime, mimer, pantomimer, pantomimist.
Context around Mummer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mummer
- In this selection, "mummer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sessions, album and clubs stand out and add context to how "mummer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include during the mummer sessions his and on their mummer album. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mummer" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mummer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Terry Chambers left the band during the Mummer sessions (his last recording was on the track "Toys"). (17 words)
The Pennsport neighborhood and Gray's Ferry section of South Philadelphia, home to many Mummer clubs, are well known as Irish neighborhoods. (22 words)
Then in 1982, Pete was invited by Mike Rutherford of Genesis fame to record the album Acting Very Strange ( also featuring Stewart Copeland (Police)) and later in the same year was invited by XTC to record with them on their Mummer album. (42 words)
Then in 1982, Pete was invited by Mike Rutherford of Genesis fame to record the album Acting Very Strange ( also featuring Stewart Copeland (Police)) and later in the same year was invited by XTC to record with them on their Mummer album. (42 words)
The Pennsport neighborhood and Gray's Ferry section of South Philadelphia, home to many Mummer clubs, are well known as Irish neighborhoods. (22 words)
Terry Chambers left the band during the Mummer sessions (his last recording was on the track "Toys"). (17 words)
Example sentences (3)
Terry Chambers left the band during the Mummer sessions (his last recording was on the track "Toys").
Then in 1982, Pete was invited by Mike Rutherford of Genesis fame to record the album Acting Very Strange ( also featuring Stewart Copeland (Police)) and later in the same year was invited by XTC to record with them on their Mummer album.
The Pennsport neighborhood and Gray's Ferry section of South Philadelphia, home to many Mummer clubs, are well known as Irish neighborhoods.