kidder

Definition of kiddernext

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Noun
  • On his first solo release in eight years, 100 gecs’ mutant-pop prankster turns his attention to relatively straightforward big-tent EDM—but not without a little noise-scene provocation.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026
  • When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor first became a tabloid character in the 1980s, he was best known for his prankster nature, naval service, and a few scandalous girlfriends.
    Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Perry was best known for playing lovable wisecracker Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom Friends, and also starred in films like Fools Rush In and 17 Again.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The 80-year-old entertainer was slated to appear at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on Thursday, April 9, for a conversation with singer and pianist Michael Feinstein as part of the City Arts & Lectures series.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Tapping the entertainer’s star power hasn’t always gone well for city officials, though.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This new film is a very black comedy that is also a heist story with some bloody violence, along with a bit of knockabout slapstick and a theme of family bonds.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is not this quipster’s first time at the reality-television rodeo.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Pop singer comedienne Sabrina Carpenter is the guest star, a most appropriate choice.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So much so that the Canadian comedienne took to the podium to dedicate a speech to her former costar during his star ceremony.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • You and Ricci, the two biggest cutups in San Antonio radio.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Playing alongside Clarence Muse, who portrays a tenant farmer, Fetchit was cast as the clichéd buffoon, lazy and happy-go-lucky.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • So the Dolphins haven’t totally escaped their buffoon-like past with Ross at the helm.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Kidder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidder. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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