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comedian
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noun
1.
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
2.
an actor in comedy.
3.
a writer of comedy.
4.
any comical or amusing person.
Origin:
1575–85;
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Middle French
comediain;
see
comedy
,
-ian
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comedian
(kəˈmiːdɪən)
—
n
1.
an entertainer who specializes in jokes, comic skits, etc
2.
an actor in comedy
3.
an amusing or entertaining person: sometimes used ironically
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comedian
1580s, "comic poet," later (c.1600) "stage actor in comedies," also, generally, "actor," from Fr. comédien, from L. *comoedianos, from comoedia (see
comedy
). Meaning "professional joke-teller, etc." is from 1898.
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