HUMORIST


Meaning of HUMORIST in English

— humoristic, humoristical , adj.

/hyooh"meuhr ist/ or, often, /yooh"-/ , n.

1. a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.

2. a person with an active sense of humor.

[ 1590-1600; humoriste, equiv. to humour ( -iste -IST. Compare It ( h ) umorista capricious, subject to humors ]

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