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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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The 31-year-old comedian has been linked to model Elsie Hewitt since last month when they were seen packing on the PDA on the beach during a getaway to Palm Beach.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
On the first episode of Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney, Netflix’s new talk show, the comedian gathered a panel of 11 actors who have played Willy Loman, the tragic protagonist of the classic play Death of a Salesman.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
The comedian, presenter, and movie star has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedian. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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