as in comedians
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
got her start in comedy as a gagger for the host of a talk show
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Indian satirists, cartoonists and comedians flocked to X, Instagram and Facebook to mock Modi.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026 -
One of the top female comedians in the country holds forth at The Bushnell’s Belding Theater.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Gaggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaggers. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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