comedian
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1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (noun.person)
hypernym | : | performer, performing artist, |
definition | : | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | comedienne, |
definition | : | a female comedian (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | joker, jokester, |
definition | : | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | top banana, |
definition | : | the leading comedian in a burlesque show (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | benjamin kubelsky, benny, jack benny, |
definition | : | United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | caesar, sid caesar, sidney caesar, |
definition | : | United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | durante, jimmy durante, |
definition | : | United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | hardy, oliver hardy, |
definition | : | United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | bob hope, hope, leslie townes hope, |
definition | : | United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | arthur stanley jefferson laurel, laurel, stan laurel, |
definition | : | United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | martin, steve martin, |
definition | : | United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | groucho, julius marx, marx, |
definition | : | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | chico, leonard marx, marx, |
definition | : | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | arthur marx, harpo, marx, |
definition | : | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | herbert marx, marx, zeppo, |
definition | : | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979) (noun.person) |
2. an actor in a comedy (noun.person)
hyponym | : | comedienne, |
definition | : | a female actor in a comedy (noun.person) |
3. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (noun.person)
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