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/hjˈumərəst/ /hjˈumərɪst/ Listen

noun

Humorist n.

(Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors. (archaic)

One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways. "He (Roger de Coverley)... was a great humorist in all parts of his life."

One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll; especially, one who writes or tells jokes as a profession. "The reputation of wits and humorists."

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Etymology of 'Humorist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Humorist" Quotes from Famous Books

... did. So on they went, most of the time in gales of merriment, as some house or modest little shop suggested some character or happening in the books of the great writer and humorist. ...

— Lucile Triumphant • Elizabeth M. Duffield

... viewed it both from before and from behind the scenes, from the front of the house as well as from within the shelter of the screen upon the platform. When contrasted with the writings of the Master-Humorist, these readings of his, though so remarkable in themselves, shrink, no doubt, to comparative insignificance. But simply considering them as supplementary, and, certainly, as very exceptional, evidences of genius on the part of a great author, they may surely be regarded as having ...

— Charles Dickens as a Reader • Charles Kent

... best-built boy, brightest boy, favorite in games; neatest in tent; best all-round camper; boy who talks least about himself; the one with the best table manners; the quietest boy, most generous boy, handsomest boy, best-natured boy and the camp humorist. ...

— Camping For Boys • H.W. Gibson

... leading the way in, ordered refreshment for two, exchanging a pleasant wink with the proprietor as that humorist drew the lad's half-pint in a ...

— The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant • W. W. Jacobs

... old humorist," he announced, as he joined her. "He hasn't forgotten anything, and wasn't he glad to see me again? You use an English saddle, I dare say, and ride with a ...

— The Pride of Palomar • Peter B. Kyne

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