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masquerader

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.

    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[.]