Usage of "humourist" | TermGallery

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Someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way.

Usage of humourist in inglês

So-so; an effeminate humourist,-saysthe most absurd things, and fancies them wise. 
 "My Novel" — Volume 09 

I am not a humourist, and make a poor impression in society. 
 The Goose Man 

Phil May was his godfather; and every industrious humourist employs him periodically. 
 Walking-Stick Papers 

He has always considered himself to be a humourist of some distinction. 
 The Guardian 

I imagined Mr. Christopher Craik was humourist as well as clever man- 
 Till the Clock Stops 

The woman of the world, the humourist and cynic, saw it with admiration. 
 Our Friend the Charlatan 

He had the forehead of a philosopher but the mouth of a humourist. 
 A People's Man 

Since the birth of his child, Corp had become something of a humourist. 
 Tommy and Grizel 

I introduce him to you as a hero-andas a humourist. 
 The Story of Baden-Powell / 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' 

Sant retired, for he was a humourist and a peaceful man. 
 The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents 

I don't know; Pete was sure being either a humourist or a poet. 
 Somewhere in Red Gap 

Another peculiarity he had, not common in his time; he was decidedly a humourist. 
 A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him 

Thirdly, the Buzzer is a humourist, of the sardonic variety. 
 All in It : K(1) Carries On 

One must be a boy to think Kingsley a humourist. 
 Essays in Little 

You are a humourist, and may say what you like. 
 A Book of English Prose / Part II, Arranged for Secondary and Hi... 

Koppy, struggling with anger and scorn, frowned on the would-be humourist, who hastily grinned. 
 The Return of Blue Pete 

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