as in performer
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements an exquisitely graceful pantomimist

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Recent Examples of pantomimist The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian. San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019 Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City. New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomimist
Noun
  • For any other player, that brief celebration would be a pantomime of disbelief — after all, the dunk is the highest efficiency shot in the game.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Entertainers such as jugglers, stilt walkers, trick ropers, aerialists and mimes are all set to perform in the plaza.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
    Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Pantomimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomimist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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