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co·me·di·an
 comedian
- pronunciation:
- k
mi
di
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a professional entertainer who specializes in telling jokes, acting in humorous skits, and the like.
- synonyms:
- comic, humorist
- similar words:
- clown, fool, harlequin, jester, mime
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| definition 2: |
an actor or writer of comic works.
- synonyms:
- humorist
- similar words:
- caricaturist, farceur, lampooner, punster, satirist, wag, wit
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| definition 3: |
a person whose behavior is purposely amusing or comical.
- synonyms:
- clown, humorist, joker, wag, wisecracker, wit
- similar words:
- buffoon, cutup, farceur, jester, merry-andrew, mimic, prankster, zany
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| related words: |
playwright |
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