comedian
Pronunciation: /kəˈmiːdɪən/
noun
- an entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh: they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes a stand-up comedian
- a comic actor or playwright.
- often ironic a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining: he’s a real comedian, this fellow
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a comic playwright): from French comédien, from Old French comedie (see comedy). The sense 'entertainer' dates from the late 19th century