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humorist

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hu·mor·ist  (hymr-st)
n.
1. A person with a good sense of humor.
2. A performer or writer of humorous material.
humorist
Noun
a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.humorist - someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
humourist
entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse
lampooner, parodist - mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
punster - someone overly fond of making puns
ironist, ridiculer, satirist - a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
wag, wit, card - a witty amusing person who makes jokes
humorist
noun comedian, comic, wit, eccentric, wag, joker, card (informal) jester, dag N.Z. (informal) funny man
Translations
humorist [ˈhjuːmərɪst] n → humorista m/f
humorist [ˈhjuːmərɪst] n → humoriste m/f
humorist [ˈhjuːmərɪst] n → Humorist(in) m(f)
humorist [ˈhjuːmərɪst] n → umorista m/f


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Sir Dinadan the Humorist was the first to awake, and he soon roused the rest with a practical joke of a suffi- ciently poor quality.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Before I speak, however, of the beneficent humorist who next had my boyish heart after Goldsmith, let me acquit myself in full of my debt to that not unequal or unkindred spirit.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
To write Captain Jim's life-book as it should be written one should be a master of vigorous yet subtle style, a keen psychologist, a born humorist and a born tragedian.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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