maskers

noun

plural of masker
as in masqueraders

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  1. posers
  2. impressionists
  3. actors
  4. mimes
Noun
  • Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of posers
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
Noun
  • The practical special effects seem to be on the booer’s side, leaning on stagy but charming in-camera tricks that have gone out of style, like switching actors between close-ups.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Luke Evans is among the rare cadre of British actors who regularly balance Hollywood blockbusters with more modest British dramas.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of actors
Noun
  • 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
  • In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer before being slammed against a wall.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of mimes
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