| 单词 | gag-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgag-man gag-man n. originally U.S. a deviser or writer of gags; also, a comedian; so gag-writer; gag-writing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > one who jests or jokes > deviser of jokes jokesmith1808 gag-man1928 gagster1935 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > humorous writer comic1549 comedian1580 sarcast1654 scribble-wit1672 farce-writer1681 humorist1871 gag-writer1959 1928 Sunday Express 15 Jan. 4 ‘Gag men’ have long flourished in America. One of them thought of making the villain sit on a red-hot stove. 1928 H. Crane Let. 27 Mar. (1965) 321 Meanwhile there are mechanical jobs such as title-writing, gag-writing, ‘continuity’ writing, etc. 1928 Collier's 29 Dec. 28/3 ‘What you need is a smart gag man,’ I say. 1951 D. Thomas Let. 12 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 357 I am about to take on a new job; co-writing, with the best gagman in England..a new comic series for the radio. 1957 Observer 29 Sept. 12/3 A quiet, mike-clutching gagman, in a discreetly elegant grey suit. 1959 Listener 23 July 124/1 A team of gag-writers. 1959 Spectator 11 Sept. 342/2 A young undertaker's clerk given to gag-writing. < as lemmas |
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