comedian
n. countable A2 Elementary US //kəˈmidiən// UK //kəmˈiːdiən// co·me·di·an
n. a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes or performing funny stories.
n. an entertainer who performs comedy, especially by telling jokes or performing sketches. While historically referring to any actor in a comedy, modern usage restricts the term to those whose primary function is to elicit laughter.
The comedian told a very funny joke about his dog.
After years of performing at small clubs, the comedian finally landed a special on a major streaming platform.
The success of a stand-up comedian depends as much on their mastery of timing and audience rapport as it does on the actual quality of the written material.
From Latin cōmoedia + -an, perhaps modelled on Middle French comédien. By surface analysis, comedy + -an.