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Meanings of comedian in English

Russian
комедиант
Portuguese
historinha
Spanish
comediante
Catalan
comediant
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Person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh.

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Usage of comedian in English
1
Glassman flew to New York, met the comedian and went to work.
Reuters
2
Her marriage to actor and comedian Russell Brand ended late last year.
Reuters
3
Our chief comedian frowned and fumed; our stage manager was in despair.
Paul Kelver
4
Two years ago, Hannah Gadsby had been a moderately successful stand-up comedian.
News.com.au
5
The comedian David O'Doherty took the suggestion to self-isolate very seriously indeed.
The Irish Times
6
Then I'm gigging quite a few nights a week as a comedian.
The Irish Times
7
He is the only comedian I know who is a good listener.
Reuters
8
Should be no problem for the veteran comedian and his talented passenger.
The Irish Times
9
Maybe -as this comedian argues -we cannot change human nature.
The Guardian
10
There, over the cigars and Pilsner presently the comedian continued the story:
Tales from Bohemia
11
A rep for the comedian confirmed the news with PEOPLE on Monday.
Ebony
12
And I'd never really thought of my father as a closet comedian.
Lone Wolf
13
She was a natural comedian, with a tremendous sense of comic timing.
The Guardian
14
Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.
Ebony
15
They disbelieved him, although the comedian was, in fact, telling the truth.
BBC
16
He had made his first appearance as a comedian in the suburbs.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
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