Dictionary

masquerader en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English masquerade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English masquerader From masquerade + -er.

Meanings

1. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
   • Streetlife serenader Never sang on stages Needs no orchestration Melody comes easy Midnight masquerader Shopping center heroes Child of Eisenhower New world celebrator […] Midnight masqueraders Working hard for wages Need no vast arrangements To do their harmonizing 1974, Billy Joel, “Streetlife Serenader”, in Streetlife Serenade, performed by Billy Joel:
   • The man dressed in red with the white mask and the little house on his head processed through the estate, blowing his conch, and the masqueraders danced, the singing exploded, much rum was taken, and it didn’t end till the sun came up[.] 2023, Zadie Smith, The Fraud, Hamish Hamilton, page 265:

Forms

Deriveds

great masquerader

Synonyms

masker

Translations (2)

hu álarcos (one who wears a mask) · de Maskenträger (one who wears a mask)