English Explanatory Dictionary

humorist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who believes that health and temperament are determined by bodily humours; a humoralist.
  2. Someone subject to whims or fancies; an eccentric.
  3. A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance.
  4. One who studies or portrays the humours of people.

Word forms

humorist humorists humourist

Etymology

From humor + -ist.

Derived words

humoristic

Translations

Belarusian: гумары́ст Belarusian: гумары́стка Bulgarian: хумори́ст Catalan: humorista French: humoriste Galician: humorista German: Humorist German: Humoristin Hungarian: humorista Italian: umorista Latvian: humorists Latvian: humoriste Portuguese: humorista Romanian: umorist Romanian: umoristă Russian: юмори́ст Russian: юмори́стка Spanish: humorista Ukrainian: гумори́ст Ukrainian: гумори́стка Yiddish: הומאָריסט
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