vaudevillian

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noun

vaude·​vil·​lian (ˈ)vȯd¦vilyən 

¦vȯdə¦v- also -vōd- or -väd-

variants or less commonly vaudevillist

pronunciation at vaudeville +ə̇st

plural -s

: a vaudeville writer, actor, singer, or performer

never ceased to wonder at the showmanship of the old-time vaudevillians

—Philip Hamburger

vaudevillian

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adjective

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: of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville

a certain vaudevillian flavor has crept in

—Amy Lowell

Word History

Etymology

Noun

vaudevillian from vaudeville + -an, noun suffix; vaudevillist from French vaudevilliste vaudeville writer, from vaudeville + -iste -ist

Adjective

vaudeville + -an (adjective, suffix)

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