tragediennes

noun

plural of tragedienne
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  1. farceurs
  2. comedians
  3. doubles
  4. impressionists
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of farceurs
Noun
  • Popular Nordic comedians Helgi and Erlend riff on these regional stereotypes, depicting their Finnish character as stoic, quiet and mentally tough.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The comedians joined the magazine’s humor editor at the twenty-seventh New Yorker Festival.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of comedians
Noun
  • Jockey Armando Ayuso and trainer John Sadler scored the only two doubles of the day.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The facility Gills visited doubles as both an emergency room and an urgent care clinic.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
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