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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
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
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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