单词 | comedian |
释义 | comedian/kəˈmiːdɪən /noun 1An entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh: they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes a stand-up comedian...
Synonyms comic, funny man, funny woman, comedienne, comedy actor/actress, humorist, gagster, stand-up; North American tummler; French farceur 1.1A comic actor or playwright.He doesn't take for granted the skills required to be a comedian or comic actor of quality....
1.2often ironic A person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining: he’s a real comedian, this fellow...
Synonyms joker, jester, wit, wag, comic, wisecracker, punner, jokester; prankster, clown, fool, buffoon informal laugh, hoot, case, character, one informal, dated card, caution, sketch, yell Australian/New Zealand informal hard case OriginLate 16th century (denoting a comic playwright): from French comédien, from Old French comedie (see comedy). The sense 'entertainer' dates from the late 19th century. Rhymes |
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