comedian

noun

co·​me·​di·​an kə-ˈmē-dē-ən 

1

archaic

a

: a writer of comedies

b

: an actor who plays comic roles

2

: a comical individual

specifically : a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing

Synonyms

• card
• comic
• droll
• farceur
• funnyman
• gagger
• gagman
• gagster
• humorist
• jester
• joker
• jokester
• wag
• wit

Examples of comedian in a Sentence

You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian.

struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs

Recent Examples on the Web

In an interview with Men’s Health, published Nov. 19, the comedian, 58, discussed his weight loss journey and new stand-up special, The Skinny. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024

And later in 2025, comedian John Mulaney will host a live, weekly talk/variety show for Netflix — but Bajaria didn’t have any further updates on when that might launch. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

In fact, the hugely popular, controversial comedian has already lined up 32 arena and amphitheater shows across North America for 2025. —Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024

The comedian also showed off his black eye under his eye patch. —Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

comedian

noun

co·​me·​di·​an kə-ˈmēd-ē-ən 

1

: an actor who plays in comedy

2

: a comical individual

especially : a humorous professional entertainer