as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
Mark Twain is perhaps America's most beloved humorist
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Rogers was an American performer and humorist born in 1879.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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April 13, 2025
This particular assignment was to illustrate an essay by P.G. Wodehouse, the British author and humorist who created Jeeves, the consummate butler to the hapless Bertie Wooster.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
His dad loved the humorist Robert Benchley and kept his books in the house.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
As America’s greatest humorist, his enduring power springs from his core principles that shaped his comedy.
—Paul Harris, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
More on Brad Holland Brad Holland, 81, Dies; His Subversive Art Reinvented Illustration
April 13, 2025
This particular assignment was to illustrate an essay by P.G. Wodehouse, the British author and humorist who created Jeeves, the consummate butler to the hapless Bertie Wooster.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
His dad loved the humorist Robert Benchley and kept his books in the house.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
As America’s greatest humorist, his enduring power springs from his core principles that shaped his comedy.
—Paul Harris, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humorist
comedian
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Vine was especially popular among comedians and creatives, who had to find clever and unique ways to stand out from the crowd using the platform's restrictive 6-second limit for its looping videos.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The comedian, who had kept a relatively low profile since moving with wife Portia de Rossi to England in November, did an interview with English broadcaster Richard Bacon over the weekend.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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