Humorist


[hyoo-mer-ist or, often, yoo-] /ˈhyu mər ɪst or, often, ˈyu-/

noun
1.
a person who is skillful in the use of , as in writing, talking, or acting.
2.
a person with an active sense of .
/ˈhjuːmərɪst/
noun
1.
a person who acts, speaks, or writes in a humorous way
n.

1590s, from humor (n.) + -ist. Perhaps on model of Middle French humoriste.

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