Comedian \Co*me"di*an\, n. [Cf. F. com['e]dien.]
1. An actor or player in comedy. "The famous comedian,
Roscius." --Middleton.
[1913 Webster]
2. A writer of comedy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
comedian
noun1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts [syn: comedian, comic]
2: an actor in a comedy
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