HUMORIST Definition & Meaning

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humorist

[hyoo-mer-ist, yoo-]

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noun

a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
a person with an active sense of humor.

humorist

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noun

a person who acts, speaks, or writes in a humorous way

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

humoristic adjective
humoristical adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of humorist¹

First recorded in 1580–1590; from French humoriste “capricious person,” equivalent to humour (from English ) + -iste noun suffix; humor ( def. ), -ist; compare Italian (h)umorista “capricious, subject to humors”

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And in 1991, when her grandfather took her family to New York City for the debut of the musical “The Will Rogers Follies,” based on the humorist’s life, she “sat there on Broadway in disbelief.”

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A humorist and actor, his folksy delivery artfully deflated politicians and pomposities.

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He started his career as a vaudeville performer and was a famed humorist.

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New York icons like actor Robert De Niro and author and humorist Fran Lebowitz know precisely who he is and are disgusted by what they see — and don’t consider him a real New Yorker.

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The actor and humorist Nick Offerman will appear on Thursday’s “Daily Show.”

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