masquerader

plural masqueraders · alternative archaic maskerader

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[.]

   2023, Zadie Smith, The Fraud, Hamish Hamilton, page 265

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   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

   Synonyms: masker