COMEDIAN

comedian, comic

(noun) a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

comedian

(noun) an actor in a comedy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

comedian (plural comedians) (feminine: comedienne)

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

Synonym: comic

(by extension) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.

Synonyms: card, cutup, gagster, joker, wag, wit

(dated) A person who performs in theatrical plays.

Synonyms: actor, player, thespian

(obsolete) A writer of comedies.

Synonyms

• funnyman/funnywoman

Hypernyms

• (male comedian): comedian (male and female)

Hyponyms

• (comedian, male and female): comedian (male), comedienne (female)

Anagrams

• daemonic, demoniac, dæmonic, midocean

Source: Wiktionary

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Co*me"di*an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. comédien.]

1. An actor or player in comedy. "The famous comedian, Roscius." Middleton.

2. A writer of comedy. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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