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nouna professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc. an actor in comedy. a writer of comedy. any comical or amusing person. Origin of comedian1575–85; <Middle French comediain;see comedy, -ian Words nearby comediancomeback, come between, come by, come clean, COMECON, comedian, comedic, Comédie Française, comedienne, comedist, comedo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comedianThe atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges. How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST The comedian responded to the deadly attack on a French satirical magazine by renewing his recent criticisms of the Islamic faith. Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Then there was an event, an HRC event, and I took a picture with Monique, the actress and comedian. How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Team Cosby has vehemently denied the allegations, dating back at least to a 2004 lawsuit that the comedian settled out of court. Team Cosby’s Mission Impossible|Lloyd Grove|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The comedian was right to call out Bill Cosby, but his material is littered with jokes about rape. Bill Cosby Foe Hannibal Buress Joked About Date Rape|Rich Goldstein|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even this comedian of jaws and claws was eclipsed in success. The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo His gifts as a comedian gave him immediate and marked success, both with the public and with his fellow actors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various Voltaire called it the devil in the body; he demanded it even in a comedian in order to be a comedian of genius. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin Holberg the comedian was born in Bergen; but he is generally classed among the Danish authors. Northern Travel|Bayard Taylor Benjamin Jonson, or Johnson, was a comedian of the highest order. Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3)|John Doran
British Dictionary definitions for comedian
nounan entertainer who specializes in jokes, comic skits, etc an actor in comedy an amusing or entertaining person: sometimes used ironically Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to comedianentertainer, comic, humorist, clown, actor, stooge, wag, jester, jokester, joker, wit, zany, laugh, card, banana, droll, top banana, farceur, quipster, cutup |