funnyman

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈfʌnimæn/ UK /ˈfʌnimæn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a professional comedian or comic entertainer

The aging funnyman still packed the theater every weekend.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a professional comedian or... comedian comic jester joker clown humorist wag

Word family

Related forms funny comedian

Etymology

A compound of 'funny' (from 'fun', of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English 'fonnen' 'to be foolish') and 'man'.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# funnyman

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfʌnimæn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfʌnimæn/

## Meanings
1. a professional comedian or comic entertainer

## Examples
- The aging funnyman still packed the theater every weekend.

## Synonyms
- comedian
- comic
- jester
- joker
- clown
- humorist
- wag

## Related Forms
- funny
- comedian

## Etymology
A compound of 'funny' (from 'fun', of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English 'fonnen' 'to be foolish') and 'man'.

## AI Etymology
Funnyman is a compound of 'funny' (from 'fun', of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English 'fonnen' 'to be foolish') and 'man'. Morphologically, the form is compositional, with the named elements combining to produce the modern spelling and sense. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "a professional comedian or comic entertainer", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as funny and comedian, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. Its semantic neighborhood includes comedian, comic, jester, and joker, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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