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Mumper vs Mummer - What's the difference?

mumper | mummer |

As nouns the difference between mumper and mummer

is that mumper is (british|or|obsolete) a beggar while mummer is a person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.

mumper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, or, obsolete) A beggar.

    • 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