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comedian

noun
/kəˈmiː.di.ən/

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.

  1. derived from κωμῳδία
  2. derived from cōmoedia
  3. derived from comedie
  4. derived from comédien

Definitions

  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…

    Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.

    • It's been my job for many years and taken me to many places, and into many a tight spot, but, on the railway, you'll always find a comedian in the gang, to raise a laugh and keep you going.

  3. A person who performs in theatrical plays.

    • […] the quick comedians Extemporally will stage us, and present Our Alexandrian revels;
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A writer of comedies.

      • Neither is it recorded that the writings of those old Comedians were supprest, though the acting of them were forbid;

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Derived

prop comedian, sitcomedian

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