humorist
/ˈhjuːm(ə)rɪst
/noun
A humorous writer, performer, or artist: the world’s best humorists and cartoonists...
- ‘Yes it has, hasn't it,’ says the Oxfordshire humorist, writer, entertainer, comedienne and broadcaster.
- Eddie, the writer's father, was a humorist and legendary editor.
- You'll meet authors and artists, mothers and fathers, cops and lawyers, gamers and hackers, cooks and waitresses, humorists and essayists.
Synonyms
comic writer, writer of comedy, wit, wag;
funny man, funny woman, comic, comedian, comedienne, joker, jokester, clown, jester;
cartoonist, caricaturist
informal card, laugh, scream, hoot, riot, barrel of laughs
informal, dated caution
