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
  • It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This may seem like a distant toxic pantomime confined to Washington.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.
    John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).
    James Factora, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Parsons called him a jealous clown, in so many words.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Who was the biggest Death of a Unicorn class clown?
    Jack Smart, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Pantomimist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomimist. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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