quipster

noun

Definition of quipsternext
as in wisecracker

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Recent Examples of quipster A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023 But as the quipster tells it, the purpose of his humor isn't to offend. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018 This is not this quipster’s first time at the reality-television rodeo. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipster
  1. wisecracker
  2. knockabout
  3. prankster
  4. entertainer
  5. cutup
  6. comedienne
  7. buffoon
  8. teaser
Noun
  • Perry was best known for playing lovable wisecracker Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom Friends, and also starred in films like Fools Rush In and 17 Again.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of wisecracker
Noun
  • But the knockabout violence has the effect of steamrolling the wit.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Seeing a knockabout comedy set outdoors is a whole different barrel of laughs.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of knockabout
Noun
  • Always a prankster, Diana particularly loved when the press reported that her budget costume jewelry was real.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
  • Even Stevens was never afraid to go all out for its constant string of gags and jokes, led by Shia LaBeouf as the immature prankster Louis Stevens.
    — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Definition of prankster
Noun
  • Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • There’s a difference between being an entertainer and an artist.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of entertainer
Noun
  • Yet as a child he was considered more clever than cutup.
    — Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of cutup
Noun
  • Impacciatore, however, is a gifted, full-throttle comedienne who makes sure Esmerelda is much more than a villain.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Dan grew up with O'Hara, as his father and the comedienne began a fruitful creative collaboration shortly after meeting each other at Toronto's Second City Theater in the 1970s.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of comedienne
Noun
  • Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
    — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • There's the aforementioned spinoff — which aired on NBC after debuting on Peacock — and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the great new comedy in which Tracy Morgan plays a buffoon who isn't that dissimilar from Michael Scott.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Definition of buffoon
Noun
  • Alongside the release date announcement, a new teaser shows intense footage of Ali training with the goal of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 6 July 2026
  • Crossword puzzles and brain teasers have long been touted as ways to keep the mind sharp.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of teaser

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“Quipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipster. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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