Synonyms for humorist
ˈhyu mər ɪst; often ˈyu-hu·morist

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1. humorist, humouristnoun

   someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

   Synonyms:
   humourist

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1. • Entertainer

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1. humoristnoun

   Synonyms:
   wag, wit, joe Miller, droll fellow, funny fellow

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1. humoristnoun

   Synonyms:
   wag, droll, jester, wit

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1. List of paraphrases for "humorist":

   comedian, comic

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1. James Thurber, in Edward R. Murrow television interview:

   The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

2. Jordan Peele:

   One of the things that opened this up for me is realizing he's a humorist, we think of him as a horror, science-fiction master, but he has a perfect pitch tone of comedy.

3. Will Rogers:

   There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

4. 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.

5. 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.