comedian
noun
co·me·di·an
kə-ˈmē-dē-ən 
1
2
: a comical individual
specifically
: a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing
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You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian.
struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs
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Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Answer: Lauryn Hill Which famous comedian joined the cast in 2000: Chris Rock, Gabriel Iglesias, Kevin Hart, or Bo Burnham?
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 13 Mar. 2025
But the next hour made clear the comedian and his collaborators forgot, and in fact changed, very little from that initial sprint.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
The comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer always gushes about his children and his wife Olivia Munn, but how did his weddings go down?
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedian. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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comedian
noun
co·me·di·an
kə-ˈmēd-ē-ən
1
: an actor who plays in comedy
2
: a comical individual
especially
: a humorous professional entertainer
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