comedian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
    comic.
  2. noun an actor in a comedy

WordNet

Co*me"di*an noun
Etymology
Cf. F. comédien.
Definitions
  1. An actor or player in comedy. "The famous comedian, Roscius." Middleton.
  2. A writer of comedy. Milton.

Webster 1913