Buffo and Mummer

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Buffo noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

Usage example: in the comic opera, the buffo shared his entrance aria with a grimacing mime

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Mummer and buffo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mummer" instead a noun "Buffo".

Nearby Word: buffoon

Mummer noun - An actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements.

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Buffo and mummer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buffo" instead a noun "Mummer".

Nearby Words: mummery, mummy, mumming

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