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comedians - 2 dictionary results

co⋅me⋅di⋅an

[kuh-mee-dee-uhn]
–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; < MF comediain; see comedy, -ian
co·me·di·an   (kə-mē'dē-ən)   
n.  
  1. A professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs various other comic acts.
  2. An actor in comedy.
  3. A writer of comedy.
  4. A person who amuses or tries to be amusing; a clown.

[French comédien, player, comedian, from comédie, comedy, from Medieval Latin cōmēdia; see comedy.]
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