- mummer
[mummer 词源字典]
- mummer: see mumps
[mummer etymology, mummer origin, 英语词源] - mummer (n.)
- "one who performs in a mumming, actor in a dumb show," early 15c., probably a fusion of Middle French momeur "mummer" (from Old French momer "mask oneself," from momon "mask") and Middle English mommen "to mutter, be silent," related to mum (interjection).