English Explanatory Dictionary

comedian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
  2. Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.
  3. A person who performs in theatrical plays.
  4. A writer of comedies.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmiː.di.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comedian.wav /ˈkɔ.mᵻ.ɖɪ.jən/

Word forms

comedian comedians comedienne

Etymology

From French comédien, from comédie + -ien, from Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). By surface analysis, comed(y) + -ian.

Synonyms

funnyman funnywoman comic laughsmith card cutup gagster joker wag wit actor player thespian

Derived words

prop comedian sitcomedian
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