masker

Meanings

Verb

• To render giddy or senseless
• To be bewildered.
• To choke; stifle.
• To decay; rust.

Noun

• One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual.
• That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).

Related

Similar words

• confuse, bewilder, stupefy

Origin

• , ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz ("haughty"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- ("to beat, crush, grind"). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch ("headstrong, zealous"), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 ("foolish"). More at mask.
• From mask + -er.