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humorist
" A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it."
Don Herold

Meaning of "humorist" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HUMORIST

ˈhjuːmərɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMORIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humorist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMORIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

List of humorists

A humorist is a person who writes or performs humorous material. The material written or performed by humorists tends to be more subtle than the material created by stand-up comics and comedy writers. Notable humorists include: ▪ İncili Çavuş ▪ Kajetan Abgarowicz ▪ Cecil Adams ▪ Douglas Adams ▪ Scott Adams ▪ George Ade ▪ Moin Akhter ▪ Sholom Aleichem ▪ Henry Alford ▪ Baba Ali ▪ Woody Allen ▪ Megan Amram ▪ Michael "Atters" Attree ▪ Arthur "Bugs" Baer ▪ Russell Baker ▪ Linwood Barclay ▪ Dave Barry ▪ Robert Benchley ▪ Stefano Benni ▪ Ambrose Bierce ▪ Josh Billings ▪ Roy Blount, Jr. ▪ Tom Bodett ▪ Erma Bombeck ▪ Victor Borge ▪ Andy Borowitz ▪ Dylan Brody ▪ Art Buchwald ▪ Christopher Buckley ▪ W. Bruce Cameron ▪ Nicolas Canteloup ▪ Al Capp ▪ George Carlin ▪ Lewis Carroll ▪ Guy Wetmore Carryl ▪ Bennett Cerf ▪ Al Clouston ▪ William Combe ▪ Alan Coren ▪ Will Cuppy ▪ Ivor Cutler ▪ Hugleikur Dagsson...

Definition of humorist in the English dictionary

The definition of humorist in the dictionary is a person who acts, speaks, or writes in a humorous way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMORIST

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMORIST

humogen · humongous · humor · humoral · humoralism · humoralist · humorally · humoresque · humorful · humoristic · humorless · humorlessly · humorlessness · humorous · humorously · humorousness · humorsome · humour · humourful · humourless

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMORIST

antiterrorist · aorist · aphorist · arborist · bioterrorist · Christ · colorist · counter-terrorist · detectorist · errorist · flavorist · florist · folklorist · laborist · meliorist · probabiliorist · Redemptorist · tenorist · theorist · tutiorist · watercolorist

Synonyms and antonyms of humorist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMORIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «humorist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
card · comedian · comic · dag · eccentric · jester · joker · wag · wit

Translation of «humorist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMORIST

Find out the translation of humorist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of humorist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humorist» in English.
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幽默大师
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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humorista
570 millions of speakers
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humorist
510 millions of speakers
hi

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ठिठोलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الفكاهي
280 millions of speakers
ru

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юморист
278 millions of speakers
pt

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humorista
270 millions of speakers
bn

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রসিক
260 millions of speakers
fr

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humoriste
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Humorist
190 millions of speakers
de

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Humorist
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ユーモア作家
130 millions of speakers
ko

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유머 작가
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Humorist
85 millions of speakers
vi

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nhà khôi hài
80 millions of speakers
ta

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நகைச்சுவை கலைஞர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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विनोदी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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mizahçı
70 millions of speakers
it

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umorista
65 millions of speakers
pl

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humorysta
50 millions of speakers
uk

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гуморист
40 millions of speakers
ro

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umorist
30 millions of speakers
el

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χιουμορίστας
15 millions of speakers
af

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komediant
14 millions of speakers
sv

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humorist
10 millions of speakers
no

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humorist
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMORIST»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humorist

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4 QUOTES WITH «HUMORIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humorist.
1
Don Herold
A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.
2
Garrison Keillor
Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore.
3
James Thurber
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.
4
Peter De Vries
The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMORIST»

Discover the use of humorist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humorist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain ...
Originally written at the end of the Reagan era, this new edition includes an extensive foreword by the renowned political writer Andrew Ferguson -- showing us that although the names and the players have changed, the game is still the same ...
P. J. O'Rourke, 2007
2
The Fus Fixico Letters: A Creek Humorist in Early Oklahoma
This richly annotated edition features a foreword by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff, which is a tribute to Carol A. Petty Hunter, long a champion of Posey's writings. Hunter had begun editing this project when her life was cut short in 1987.
Alexander Lawrence Posey, Daniel F. Littlefield, Carol A. Hunter, 2002
3
The Rising Gorge: America's Master Humorist Takes on ...
The thirty-six undeniably hilarious stories culled from such magazines as The New Yorker, Holiday, and Redbook, represent Perelman's writings during the 1940s and 1950s.
S. J. Perelman, 2000
4
Don Camillo Stories of Giovannino Guareschi: A Humorist ...
The first full-length scholarly examination of the Don Camillo stories to appear, this book offers a solid appreciation of Italian cultural values and discusses the ways in which those values were contested in the first decades of the Cold ...
Alan R. Perry, 2008
5
Henry Fielding Als Humorist
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Wilhelm Homann, 2008
6
Norman Pettinghill: Backwoods Humorist
Norman Pettingill is a true underground cartoonist, known and admired by a small coterie of cartooning connoisseurs, but completely unknown in the wider world.
Gary Groth, 2010
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
MRS. PERKINS'S BALL! NOT being personally initiated into the mysteries of Pocklingtonsquare, or aught appertaining to it, we inquired of some friends, who have pretensions to that exalted region, if they were acquainted with any of the ...
‎1847
8
Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From America's Favorite ...
A collection of newspaper columns by the late humorist, including her first and last, deal with children, marriage, food, and holiday entertaining, and are accompanied by a chapter of tributes from her friends
Erma Bombeck, 1997
9
The Best Short Stories: 25 Stories from America's Foremost ...
A classic for many years, this is a collection of 25 stories by "America's foremost humorist of the 1920's and one of the country's best fiction writers" ( New York Daily News).
Ring Lardner, 1993
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The Humorist
Whatever you may think, whatever I may think, it's what I instinctively felt. I felt the urge to consummate this art, and kill by laughter. 'You could be a fine Humorist, Benjamin.' 'A Humorist?' I said, but could not take my eyes from a green crusted ...
Russell Kane, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMORIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humorist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Could surging Siberian nationalism break up Russia? - Quartz
The American travel writer and humorist, Ian Frazier, once remarked that “Siberia is so big, it's almost more an idea than a place.” Indeed, the ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
2
Style Invitational Week 1133: 'Hew ready? Poems even the rhythm …
Named for its inventor, the British humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), a clerihew is a humorous four-line rhyming poem about a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
From ASF to 'Starcatcher,' actress is enjoying time in Alabama | AL …
Based on a novel by humorist Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the show is basically a prequel to "Peter Pan," spinning the tale of how Peter ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
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Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation with China, by …
Chang's interest is wide-ranging, from humorist Will Rogers to film star Shirley MacLaine, who in 1973 was one of the first Americans invited to ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
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SitNews: Column - The Consequences of Short Attention Spans By …
Tom Purcell, author of "Misadventures of a 1970's Childhood" and "Comical Sense: A Lone Humorist Takes on a World Gone Nutty! «SitNews, Jul 15»
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What's Happening for JULY (UPDATED July 16) | Events | The Sun …
Features filmed interview with cowboy humorist and performer Gary McMahan and his wife. Refreshments. Details: 467-6771. Songs and ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
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Business digest: Montrio names new event coordinator
speaker announced >> Artist and humorist Will Bullas will be the guest speaker at the Pacific Grove Rotary Club lunch meeting at noon ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
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North Country Events | New Hampshire Public Radio
Start with two very nice people: The guy is a seasoned musician/humorist in the Garrison Keillor tradition. A down to earth Midwesterner with a ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
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“Deli Man,” The superhero of the sandwich! | HamptonRoads.com …
... Dennis Howard, deli owner Jay Parker, humorist Michael Wex (who wrote a book called “Born to Kvetch”), Ziggy's brother J. Mackeye Gruber ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
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Robert Skoglund turns 80 | Wiscasset Newspaper
Nearing 80, Maine humorist, farmer, musician, columnist, linguist, teacher and radio/television personality Robert Skoglund, better known as ... «Wiscasset Newspaper, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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