masqueraders
Costume party attendees
Masqueraders are people wearing masks or costumes, especially at a masquerade ball or carnival.
The term extends to anyone concealing their true identity or nature: The charity turned out to be a front for masqueraders with political agendas.
In Caribbean carnival traditions, masqueraders are costumed performers who parade through streets.
Those falsely claiming something
- impostorsThose falsely claiming identity
- deceiversThose who mislead intentionally
- charlatansPretenders to special knowledge
- fraudsDeceptive acts or impostors
fakers · poseurs · duplicity · charade · facade · sham · feigning · subterfuge
People who move rhythmically
- troupesTraveling performer groups
- entertainersThose who amuse others
- revelersThose who celebrate noisily
- paradersThose who march ceremonially
mime · impersonators · clowns · acrobats · jugglers · pantomime · cosplayers · actors
pretenders
Those falsely claiming something
- impostorsThose falsely claiming identity
- deceiversThose who mislead intentionally
- charlatansPretenders to special knowledge
frauds · fakers · poseurs · duplicity · charade · facade · sham · feigning · subterfuge · artifice
dancers
People who move rhythmically
- troupesTraveling performer groups
- entertainersThose who amuse others
- revelersThose who celebrate noisily
paraders · mime · impersonators · clowns · acrobats · jugglers · pantomime · cosplayers · actors · buskers
masks
Face-covering disguises
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- concealmentAct of hiding something
incognito · veil · cloak · guise · camouflage · hidden · unmasking · identity · reveal · secrecy
costumes
Clothes for assuming roles
beads · sequins · troupes · revelry · pageantry · Rio · Venice · bacchanal · soca · calypso
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- parade participantsmarching band, floats, drum majors, majorettes, baton twirlers
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
masqueradersgenuine articles
Authentic items, not counterfeits
real deal · open books · straight shooters · truth-tellers · real people
masqueradersrevealers
Those who make known
exposers · unmaskers · whistleblowers · authenticators · naifs
- masquerade ballFormal dance with disguises
- masquerade maskFestive facial disguise