[kəˈmiːdɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh
(e.g: they sat watching an Irish comedian telling jokes)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a comic playwright): from French comédien, from Old French comedie (see comedy). The sense ‘entertainer’ dates from the late 19th century