Hypertext Webster Gateway: "comedian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Comedian \Co*me"di*an\, n. [Cf. F. com['e]dien.]
1. An actor or player in comedy. ``The famous comedian,
Roscius.'' --Middleton.
2. A writer of comedy. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
comedian
n 1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comic
acts [syn: {comic}]
2: an actor in a comedy
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