Also spelled humourists
Meanings
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noun
a person known for creating, writing, or performing humor, especially one who regularly tells amusing stories
The newspaper humorist found comedy in the small frustrations of daily life.
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2
noun
archaic: a person governed by whims, fancies, or an eccentric temperament
The memoir portrays him as a humorist whose sudden whims puzzled his companions.
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Etymology
Formed from humor + -ist. Humor came through French from Latin humor ("moisture") and first referred to one of the bodily fluids once thought to determine temperament. Humorist initially described a person of a particular or whimsical disposition; as humor developed its comic sense, the noun came to mean someone noted for creating or expressing comedy.