comedian

noun

co·​me·​di·​an kə-ˈmē-dē-ən 

1

archaic

a

: a writer of comedies

b

: an actor who plays comic roles

2

: a comical individual

specifically : a professional entertainer who uses any of various physical or verbal means to be amusing

Synonyms

• comic
• entertainer
• joker
• humorist
• wit
• funnyman
• clown

Examples of comedian in a Sentence

You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian.

struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs

Recent Examples on the Web

For Stalter, a stand-up comedian who became a go-to scene stealer on Hacks, Too Much proved to be an unexpected gift from Dunham, who wrote the female protagonist with Stalter’s voice in mind after discovering her videos on TikTok. —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025

If nothing else, the comedians remain united by a common goal. —Daniel Brown, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Another showed Munn's mother sitting with her son-in-law, comedian John Mulaney. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 July 2025

The comedian got his start as a sitcom star in the 1990s with roles on Hardball and NewsRadio and later hosted the stunt reality TV show Fear Factor. —Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for comedian

• submedian
• paramedian

Kids Definition

comedian

noun

co·​me·​di·​an kə-ˈmēd-ē-ən 

1

: an actor who plays in comedy

2

: a comical individual

especially : a humorous professional entertainer