humorist
noun
hu·mor·ist
ˈhyü-mə-rist 
ˈyü-
1
archaic
: a person subject to whims
2
: a person specializing in or noted for humor
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Mark Twain is perhaps America's most beloved humorist.
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Born in London in 1882, Milne was a prolific humorist, editor, essayist and playwright.
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Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Gorey was wearing a large fur coat tucked under his distinctive gray beard, and the young photo researcher went up to him to ask about the French humorist Alphonse Allais, whose Story for Sara Gorey had illustrated.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
Born in London in 1882, Milne was a prolific humorist, editor, essayist and playwright.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
The humorist Dave Barry, a friend of Turow’s for some 30 years and his bandmate in the writers’ rock group the Rock Bottom Remainders, officiated.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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humorist
noun
hu·mor·ist
ˈhyüm-(ə-)rəst
ˈyüm-
: a person specializing in or noted for humor
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