Hypertext Webster Gateway: "humorist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Humorist \Hu"mor*ist\, n. [Cf. F. humoriste.]
1. (Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the
humors.
2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character,
which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.
He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in
all parts of his life. --Addison.
3. One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has
a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
The reputation of wits and humorists. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
humorist
n : someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way [syn: {humourist}]
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