ˈməmə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French mommeur, momeur masker, from Old French momeor, from momer to go masked + -eor -or
1.
a. : an actor in a pantomime
b. : a theatrical performer
2. : one who goes merrymaking in disguise especially during festivals
the first of May morning when mummers were dancing in the fields — Winifred Bryher