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Gummer vs Mummer - What's the difference?

gummer | mummer |

As nouns the difference between gummer and mummer

is that gummer is a punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw while mummer is a person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.

As a verb gummer

is (lacrosse) to bring the ball up the field in a lacrosse game as a defensemen and either get an assist or score a goal.

gummer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lacrosse) To bring the ball up the field in a lacrosse game as a defensemen and either get an assist or score a goal.

    • mummer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (actor in a pantomime) mime

    Related terms

    * mummery * mumchance