comedian

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #8095

Meanings

1

noun
A performer whose job is to make people laugh, usually by telling jokes.

The comedian had the whole audience laughing within minutes.
2

noun
A person who is naturally funny or likes to make others laugh.

My brother is a real comedian and always cheers everyone up.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a performer whose job is to... comic

2 noun · a person who is naturally... card joker wit

More funnymanfunnywoman

Word family

Forms comedians

Derived forms sitcomedian

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Phrases (1)

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popular comedian
a comedy performer liked by a large audience

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French comédien, from comédie + -ien, from Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). By surface analysis, comed(y) + -ian.

comédien French comedie Old French cōmoedia Latin κωμῳδία Ancient Greek

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Topics

People & Society

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# comedian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmiː.di.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 8095

## Meanings
1. A performer whose job is to make people laugh, usually by telling jokes.
2. A person who is naturally funny or likes to make others laugh.

## Examples
- The comedian had the whole audience laughing within minutes.
- My brother is a real comedian and always cheers everyone up.

## Synonyms
- funnyman
- funnywoman

## Derived Forms
- sitcomedian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: comédien
- Root: comedie
- Root: cōmoedia
- Root: κωμῳδία
- Affix: -ian - one who

## Etymology
From French comédien, from comédie + -ien, from Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). By surface analysis, comed(y) + -ian.

## AI Etymology
comedian is a noun. It is from French comédien, from comédie + -ien, from Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía). By surface analysis, comed(y) + -ian. Historical forms in the chain include comédien (French), comedie (Old French), cōmoedia (Latin), and κωμῳδία (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a performer whose job is to make people laugh, usually by telling jokes and a person who is naturally funny or likes to make others laugh. Derived forms include sitcomedian.

## Topics
- People & Society

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