comedian
noun [C] /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ (female also comedienne, /kəˌmiː.diˈen/ )Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people: a stand-up comedianEntertainers in general
(Definition of comedian noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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