as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
Mark Twain is perhaps America's most beloved humorist
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Recent Examples of humorist
Through these conversations, Sacks earned the esteem of his own heroes, including humorist and New Yorker writer David Sedaris.
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Late political humorist Molly Ivins sings at the Cactus Cafe with Jimmy LaFave; critics not impressed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
The audience for these bands is more confusing than ever, split between the extremely online humorists and the more earnest ticket buyers, who probably never stopped loving these bands in the first place.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd (1966)
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Radio host and humorist Jean Shepherd tended to exaggerate the tales of his childhood (as do most people), and the best ones are about Christmas in the heavily nostalgized mid-20th century.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Late political humorist Molly Ivins sings at the Cactus Cafe with Jimmy LaFave; critics not impressed.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
The audience for these bands is more confusing than ever, split between the extremely online humorists and the more earnest ticket buyers, who probably never stopped loving these bands in the first place.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd (1966)
$9
$17 now 47% off
Radio host and humorist Jean Shepherd tended to exaggerate the tales of his childhood (as do most people), and the best ones are about Christmas in the heavily nostalgized mid-20th century.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humorist
comedian
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The participation of big-name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Carr, has provoked criticism from fellow comedians, including Marc Maron, Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias, as well as human rights groups and other commentators.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The comedian was noticed by Billy Crystal, who gave him a spot on his first television special.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Humorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humorist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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