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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Peter White, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
The inaugural committee also includes actress and activist Cynthia Nixon, novelists Colson Whitehead and Min Jin Lee, musicians Sonny Rollins and John Turturro, comedian The Kid Mero, and representatives from labor unions and community organizations across the city.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
Two comedians, Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura, join for the jokes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
The actor, comedian and singer has quite-literally taken his show on the road for his annual Christmas tour, dubbed Christmas in December for 2025.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedian. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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