comedian
noun
co·me·di·an
kə-ˈmē-dē-ən 
1
2
: a comical individual
specifically
: a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing
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You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian.
struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs
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His talk with Rogan spanned North Korea, the UFC, UFOs and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which are areas of interest to the comedian’s largely young male audience.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
In the dying days of the race, Trump’s campaign may have suffered an unforced error following a mass rally at Madison Square Garden that alienated Puerto Ricans and Hispanics more generally following offensive remarks by a comedian invited to address the crowd.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris and her allies have repeatedly hit Trump for a comedian’s dig at Puerto Rico during the former president’s marquee Madison Square Garden event.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
In the dying days of the race, Trump’s campaign may have suffered an unforced error following a mass rally at Madison Square Garden that alienated Puerto Ricans and Hispanics more generally following offensive remarks by a comedian invited to address the crowd.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris and her allies have repeatedly hit Trump for a comedian’s dig at Puerto Rico during the former president’s marquee Madison Square Garden event.
—Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Comedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedian. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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
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