I. (ˈ)vȯd|vilyən, |vȯdə|v- also -vōd- or -väd- noun
also vaude·vill·ist pronunc at vaudeville +ə̇st
( -s )
Etymology: vaudevillian from vaudeville + -an, n. suffix; vaudevillist from French vaudevilliste vaudeville writer, from vaudeville + -iste -ist
: a vaudeville writer, actor, singer, or performer
never ceased to wonder at the showmanship of the old-time vaudevillians — Philip Hamburger
II. adjective
Etymology: vaudeville + -an (adjective, suffix)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville
a certain vaudevillian flavor has crept in — Amy Lowell