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• mime — *actor, player, performer, mummer, mimic, thespian, impersonator, trouper …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• mime and pantomime — Dramatic performance in which a story is told solely by expressive body movement. Mime appeared in Greece in the 5th century BC as a comic entertainment that stressed mimetic action but included song and spoken dialogue. A separate Roman form… …   Universalium

• Mime artist — Mime redirects here. For Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, see MIME. For other uses, see Mime (disambiguation). Mimes Mimes Jean and Bri …   Wikipedia

• actor — actor, player, performer, mummer, mime, mimic, thespian, impersonator, trouper denote in common one who, for the entertainment or edification of an audience, takes part in an exhibition simulating happenings in real life. An actor makes a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Mime — Mime, n. [L. mimus, Gr. ?, akin to ? to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. {Mimosa}.] 1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce. [1913 Webster… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mime — [mīm] n. [L mimus < Gr mimos, imitator, actor] 1. an ancient Greek or Roman farce, in which people and events were mimicked and burlesqued 2. the representation of an action, character, mood, etc. by means of gestures and actions rather than… …   English World dictionary

• actor — [n] person who performs, entertains by role playing amateur, artist, barnstormer, bit player, character, clown, comedian, entertainer, extra, foil, ham*, hambone*, headliner, idol, impersonator, ingénue, lead, mime, mimic, pantomimist, performer …   New thesaurus

• actor — I actor, actress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. performer, player; tragedian, comedian, Thespian; playactor; doer, worker. See agent, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A theatrical performer] Syn. player, performer, star, character,… …   English dictionary for students

• mime — {{11}}mime (n.) c.1600, a buffoon who practices gesticulations [Johnson], from Fr. mime (16c.) and directly from L. mimus, from Gk. mimos imitator, mimic, actor, mime, buffoon, of unknown origin. In reference to a performance, 1640s in a… …   Etymology dictionary

• mime — I UK [maɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms mime : present tense I/you/we/they mime he/she/it mimes present participle miming past tense mimed past participle mimed 1) to tell a story or express yourself without words, using only… …   English dictionary

• Actor — For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). An actor (sometimes actress for female; see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity.[1] The ancient Greek word… …   Wikipedia