: a person who wears a mask
especially : a participant in a masquerade
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This revelation resonated with many maskers and instigated a shift in the culture fueled by intellectual and historical curiosity. —
Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. —Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The anti-masker throws a punch and winds up with the other woman’s tooth in her fist. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 Anti-maskers? —Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023 The maskers and their guests heralded Queen Rachel during the event, and the queen was seen onstage in the arena with various bands, including D Play and Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster. —Michael Dumas, al, 16 Feb. 2023
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Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. —Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The anti-masker throws a punch and winds up with the other woman’s tooth in her fist. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 Anti-maskers? —Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023 The maskers and their guests heralded Queen Rachel during the event, and the queen was seen onstage in the arena with various bands, including D Play and Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster. —Michael Dumas, al, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Masker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/masker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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masker
noun
mask·er ˈmas-kər 
: a person who wears a mask
especially : one taking part in a masquerade
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