mummer
/ˈmʌmər/
noun
- An actor in a traditional silent play or mime, often wearing a mask or costume, especially in folk festivals.
- Every winter, the village mummers perform the same story about good and evil.
- In the old play, the mummer wore a mask and never spoke a word.
- The mummers paraded through the streets in colorful costumes on New Year's Day.