masquerader

noun

Definition of masqueradernext
as in actor

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  1. actor
  2. pantomime
  3. poser
  4. masker
  5. imitator
  6. mime
  7. ape
  8. impressionist
Noun
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Brands should get in before this propels the actor even further into the mainstream.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of actor
Noun
  • 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
  • Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
Definition of pantomime
Noun
  • Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 21 May 2026
  • Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Definition of poser
Noun
  • 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
Definition of masker
Noun
  • Over the past year, a wave of imitators loaded public-company balance sheets with cryptocurrencies in hopes of sparking stock rallies, but that trade has since soured.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, Winger committed the mortal sins of having a pretty boy lead singer and painfully cheesy videos (even by 80s standards), so most people dismissed them and Beach as cheap imitators.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitator
Noun
  • And Art the Clown’s mime-of-mayhem harlequin ghoulishness is part of the extremity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 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 mime
Noun
  • And Millie Bobby Brown echoed a similar sentiment on her story, sharing Hottle's memorable shot holding a handmade King Kong doll up to the giant ape.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • The movie pits the two monsters — the giant dinosaur-like being Godzilla and gigantic ape King Kong — against each other as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of ape
Noun
  • 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
  • My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.
    — David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionist
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“Masquerader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerader. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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