name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
masker
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmæskə(ɹ)/
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/ˈmɑːskə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 S K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual.
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noun
Meaning 3
That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).
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verb
Meaning 4
To render giddy or senseless
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To be bewildered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To choke; stifle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To decay; rust.
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Usage: dialectal, transitive
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noun
Meaning 8
a participant in a masquerade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: masquerader, masquer
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Broader terms: participant
History
Etymology
From mask + -er.
From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren (“to bewitch”)), from Old English *malscrian (attested in derivative malscrung (“enchantment, charm”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“haughty”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch (“headstrong, zealous”). More at mask.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: álarcos — one who wears a mask