noun
comedian
kuh-MEE-dee-uhn/kəˈmiːdiən/
A person who entertains others by making them laugh.
The comedian makes his audience laugh.
Etymology
French comédien underlies a word first used for a comic poet and then an actor in stage comedies. It later broadened to an entertainer whose work is making audiences laugh.
In context
as a comedian I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive
More examples
- A local comedian opened the show.
- She worked as a comedian before writing television scripts.
- The comedian paused until the laughter faded.
Forms
comedian · comedians
comedic adjective — intended to be funny
Similar words
- comic
- A common alternative, especially for a stand-up performer.
- humorist
- Often creates humor in writing rather than performance.