pantomimists

noun

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

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  1. performers
  2. mimics
  3. clowns
  4. pantomimes
Noun
  • Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of performers
Noun
  • Made from porous nickel pyrophosphate (Ni2P2O7), an advanced nanomaterial, the memristor senses humidity and mimics functions associated with biological memory.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In design reviews, require product owners to specify which consumer or internal patterns the new workflow mimics; adjust UI labels and steps to match those mental models.
    — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of mimics
Noun
  • The gasoline shortage has become such a feature of daily life that even clowns at Moscow’s circus have cracked jokes about it.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Because some of them are showing up to the game looking like clowns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • Talkative characters like the froggish Mallow and even Bowser himself are motor-mouthed and sarcastic, nigglingly mocking Mario for his inability to speak in anything other than nods and pantomimes.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Disney then filmed Kerry's movements, reactions, and pantomimes, complete with props but without any dialogue to work with, over the course of nine months.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of pantomimes
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“Pantomimists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomimists. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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