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comedian

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co·me·di·an  (k-md-n)
n.
1. A professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs various other comic acts.
2. An actor in comedy.
3. A writer of comedy.
4. A person who amuses or tries to be amusing; a clown.

[French comédien, player, comedian, from comédie, comedy, from Medieval Latin cmdia; see comedy.]

comedian or fem comedienne
Noun
1. an entertainer who tells jokes
2. a person who performs in comedy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comediancomedian - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
comedienne - a female comedian
gagman, standup comedian - a comedian who uses gags
joker, jokester - a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
top banana - the leading comedian in a burlesque show
2.comedian - an actor in a comedy
actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer
comedienne - a female actor in a comedy

comedian
noun comic, laugh (informal) wit, clown, funny man, humorist, wag, joker, jester, dag N.Z. (informal) card (informal)
Translations
Spanish comedian [kəˈmiːdɪən] nhumorista m
French comedian [kəˈmiːdɪən] n (= comic) → comique m;
(Theat) → comédien m

German comedian [kəˈmiːdɪən] nKomiker m
Italian comedian [kəˈmiːdɪən] ncomico

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It was written at Paris, when I had Charles Dickens for a near neighbor and a daily companion, and when my leisure hours were joyously passed with many other friends, all associated with literature and art, of whom the admirable comedian, Regnier, is now the only survivor.
The recollection of the hideous depression and gloom which the leading comedian had radiated in great clouds fled from him like some grisly nightmare before the goddess of day.
The experience of her, thus gained, has revived an idea in my mind which originally occurred to me at one of the "At Homes" of the late inimitable Charles Mathews, comedian.
 
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