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comic

comic

145 2.5
A person who tells jokes to make people laugh
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːmɪk/
translation icon : cómico
  • No, I went to L.A. to become a comic, Mom.
  • become a comic
  • African comic

And I think the great thing about being a comic is we're brilliant with failure.

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Examples

Synonyms

clown
vscomic
372 1.0

A performer who wears bright clothes and makes people laugh

is a broader professional role for telling jokes and performing varied comical acts
comedian
vscomic
267 1.7

A person who makes people laugh by telling jokes or acting

is the professional performer role that often uses comical acts to entertain
comedienne
vscomic
  • Archaic
23 7.0

A woman who makes people laugh on stage or television

is the neutral term used for the same professional role regardless of gender
humorist
vscomic
  • US
12 5.0

A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes

is the professional performer role focusing mainly on comical acts and direct jokes
funnyman
vscomic
5 3.7

A man who makes people laugh by telling jokes or acting in a silly way

is the gender neutral professional role applying to all performers
1 3.2

A person who tells jokes alone on stage to an audience

is the general performer role that includes many formats beyond solo stage jokes

Compounds

233 1.4

A magazine with pictures and words that tell stories, often about superheroes or adventures

28 1.8

A series of drawings with short words that tells a short story or joke

comic relief
  • Literature
8 3.6

A funny part in a serious story that makes people laugh

1 5.0

A stage show with singing and spoken lines that is funny and ends happily

How Entertaining

star
1.1
showman
19 4.4
comic
145 2.5
entertainer
117 2.1
performer
261 2.5

Surface Forms

comic singular
comics plural

Etymology

Comic originally named a performer in a comedy, a person who acted to make an audience laugh, and it kept that meaning. That's why a comic today is a person whose job is to tell jokes or funny stories.