How to pronounce mummer
American English pronunciation
MUM-er
- IPA
- /ˈmʌmɚ/
- Syllables
- MUM · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mummer means
An actor in a masked folk play or costumed parade
In a sentence: A mummer in a straw mask and bright ribbons danced down the street.
Where it comes from: It comes from Middle English, perhaps mixed up with an old French word for an entertainer. That French word came from a verb meaning to wear a mask.
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