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comedian

(kəmiːdiən)
Word forms: plural comedians
countable noun
A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
Synonyms: comic, laugh [informal], wit, clown More Synonyms of comedian

comedian in British English

(kəˈmiːdɪən)
noun
1. 
an entertainer who specializes in jokes, comic skits, etc
2. 
an actor in comedy
3. 
an amusing or entertaining person: sometimes used ironically

comedian in American English

(kəˈmidiən)
noun
1. 
an actor who plays comic parts
2. 
an entertainer who tells jokes, sings comic songs, etc.
3. 
a person who amuses others by behaving in a comic way
4.  Rare
a writer of comedy
Word origin
Fr comédien: see comedy

Examples of 'comedian' in a sentence
comedian

It was my ambition to be a stand-up comedian.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But that still didn’t stop comedians and actors from injecting politics into their performances, often at their own risk.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The other day a comedian told a funny joke about me.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The audience thinks the gags must be funny if the comedian is laughing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is about the time before comedians become funny.
The Sun (2010)
He is one of the great entertainers and comedians of our time.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
Which comedians make you laugh the most?
The Sun (2016)
Some comedians make a fuss about their daring.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Certainly, many actors and comedians with mental health issues have talked about their problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Lecturers are learning to be more like stand-up comedians in a series of seminars.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
After all, a comedian without laughs is simply a politician or a game show host.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One of their initiatives is to persuade writers and comedians to revive classic British comedies on the internet.
The Sun (2010)
A host of actors and comedians make up the panel.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A popular comedian of the time.
Joan Rice Sand In My Shoes: Wartime Diaries of a WAAF (2006)
I'm not a politician or an actor or a comedian.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A chance to see some of the comedian's most popular sketches.
The Sun (2009)
More than 60 per cent said the comedian wasn't funny.
The Sun (2014)
One of Germany's most popular comedians.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If only he had Being a stand-up comedian is no laughing matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A comedian opens doors funny.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
If it were about a funny writer writing funny comedy about a funny comedian, it would have been Seinfeld.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now the American comedian has brought his show to the UK.
The Sun (2011)
Just before setting off on my bike ride across England I went to see a dead comedian for a laugh.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

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comedian

British English: comedian /kəˈmiːdɪən/ NOUN
A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes.
  • American English: comedian
  • Arabic: مـُمَثِّل هَزْلِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: comediante
  • Chinese: 喜剧演员
  • Croatian: komičar
  • Czech: bavič
  • Danish: komiker
  • Dutch: komiek
  • European Spanish: humorista
  • Finnish: koomikko
  • French: comique
  • German: Komiker
  • Greek: κωμικός
  • Italian: comico
  • Japanese: コメディアン
  • Korean: 코미디언
  • Norwegian: komiker
  • Polish: komik
  • European Portuguese: comediante
  • Romanian: actor de comedie
  • Russian: комедиант
  • Latin American Spanish: humorista
  • Swedish: komiker
  • Thai: ตัวตลก
  • Turkish: komedyen
  • Ukrainian: комік
  • Vietnamese: diễn viên hài

Chinese translation of 'comedian'

comedian

(kəˈmiːdɪən) (Theat) (TV)

n (c)

  1. 喜剧(劇)演员(員) (xǐjù yǎnyuán) (个(個), gè)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who performs in comedy
After a career as a comedian, he turned to serious drama.
Synonyms
comic
At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic.
laugh (informal)
He was a good laugh and great to have in the dressing room.
wit
a man who fancied himself as a great wit
clown
He gained a reputation as the class clown.
funny man
humorist
a political humorist
wag
My dad's always been a bit of a wag.
joker
He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.
jester
He is the class jester writ large.
dag (New Zealand, informal)
He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag.
card (informal)
joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clown
Definition
an amusing person
He gained a reputation as the class clown.
Synonyms
joker,
comic,
prankster,
joculator or (fem.) joculatrix
in the sense of dag
Definition
an amusing person
He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag.
Synonyms
joker,
comic,
wag,
wit,
comedian,
clown,
kidder (informal),
jester,
humorist,
prankster
in the sense of humorist
Definition
a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way
a political humorist
Synonyms
comedian,
comic,
wit,
eccentric,
wag,
joker,
card (informal),
jester,
dag (New Zealand, informal),
funny man,
joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

Synonyms of 'comedian'

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