Thesaurus results for MASKER

masker

noun

Definition of masker

as in poser

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Recent Examples of masker Patil said the company wanted to build an ecosystem of non-pharmaceutical sleep technology rather than a single-purpose noise masker. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 Bead by bead, maskers take months crafting intricate tapestries, rich in symbolism and allegory, before constructing them into ceremonial garments ready for war. — Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. — Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The anti-masker throws a punch and winds up with the other woman’s tooth in her fist. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

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Noun

The new clip opens with Baron Cohen’s famous poser character reintroducing himself after 20 long years.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The latest slang to capture the Gen Z zeitgeist is a way to say poser, try-hard or fraud.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of poser

Noun

The drama in the aforementioned case coincides with comedic actor Russell Brand’s rape trial in London.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Eloise Asylum haunted attraction's lead makeup artist and scare actor, Lexi Carter, has gone on the paranormal investigation tour.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Every Saturday morning, about 190 starry-eyed students ages 10 to 18 attend classes in everything from puppetry, mime and clowning to juggling, card tricks, illusions, mentalism, stage magic, theater production and escapology.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mime

Noun

In a storm that had nothing to do with them, many have bought into the pantomime of it all, relishing their role as the arch villains of English soccer.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026

Definition of pantomime

Noun

In the half-hour comedy series, a superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Perched above the custom triple clamps are narrow ape-hanger handlebars flanked by a classic square headlight and a handcrafted cowl that accentuates the bike's narrow silhouette.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

Deafheaven broke the mold by introducing blinding light to rock music’s darkest corner, but after wave upon wave of imitators, the only subversion left is to blot out the sun.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitator

Noun

Products include hot dogs, sausages, bologna, brisket, bacon, loaf, corn beef and ham.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
If your Thanksgiving plans include a full house, Sam’s Club’s latest holiday meal deal has both the turkey and the ham covered.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ham

Noun

The comedian and impressionist has joined the show’s TNF Nightcap as a recurring contributor in a new comedy segment, The Friend Zone with Matt Friend, Prime Video announced Thursday.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026

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