humorist
noun
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Definition of humorist
1 archaic : a person subject to whims
2 : a person specializing in or noted for humor
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Synonyms for humorist
Synonyms
card, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit
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The late humorist Art Buchwald won a breach of contract lawsuit after demonstrating to a judge's satisfaction that the original idea for the movie was his, not Murphy's. — Amber Ferguson, chicagotribune.com, "Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda: Eddie Murphy's 'Coming to America' turns 30," 29 June 2018 The presence of these same needs and fears almost universally accounts for the success of these particular individuals as humorists. — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, "Learning to Be Funny," 9 July 2018 Ecstatic, the teen sat just a few feet away from the star of the show, his unlikely hero: a middle-aged political humorist and YouTube celebrity Daniel Samper. — Rebekah F. Ward, The Christian Science Monitor, "How laughter brought more voters to the polls in Colombia," 3 July 2018 Sedaris — notorious for his humor and biting social commentary — is a New York Times bestselling American author, humorist, comedian and radio contributor. — Denise Davidson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "David Sedaris returns with his sharp satirical eye intact," 17 June 2018 The characters created by Gary Burbank at WAKY propelled him to become one of radio's pre-eminent humorists at Cincinnati's WLW and his Earl Pitts editorial satires are still heard on 200 stations. — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, "60 years ago, WAKY put the crazy in Louisville's rock 'n' roll radio," 7 June 2018 In fact, the humorists are a big part of the problem. — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, "The new microaggression: calling someone middle aged. Even — or especially — if they are," 30 May 2018 Loudon Wainwright III, 70, is a humorist, a Grammy-winning folk guitarist and singer-songwriter, and an actor. — WSJ, "Loudon Wainwright III on The Band," 6 Sep. 2017 The competition was hosted by journalist and humorist Mo Rocca, in his third turn. — Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, "30th Annual National Geographic Bee Winners Nail Tough Questions," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humorist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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humorist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of humorist
: someone (such as a writer) who tells funny stories
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humorist
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Kids Definition of humorist
: a person who writes or talks in a humorous way
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