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comedian
(kə mē′dē ən)
noun
- an actor who plays comic parts
- an entertainer who tells jokes, sings comic songs, etc.
- a person who amuses others by behaving in a comic way
- Rare a writer of comedy
Origin: Fr comédien: see comedy
See comedian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs various other comic acts.
- An actor in comedy.
- A writer of comedy.
- A person who amuses or tries to be amusing; a clown.
Origin:
Origin: French comédien, player, comedian
Origin: , from comédie, comedy
Origin: , from Medieval Latin cōmēdia; see comedy
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