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FARCEUR

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far⋅ceur

  [fahr-sur; Fr. far-sœr]
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–noun, plural -ceurs  [-surz; Fr. -sœr] .
1. a writer or director of or actor in farce.
2. a joker; wag.
Origin:
1775–85; < F, MF, equiv. to farc(er) to joke, banter (deriv. of farce farce ) + -eur -eur
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far·ceur   (fär-sɶr')   
n.  

  1. One who acts in or writes a farce.

  2. A comic; a wag.


[French, from Old French, from farcer, to joke, from farce, farce; see farce.]
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