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:

   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.

2. Will Rogers:

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

3. Leo Rosten:

   Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers

4. David Litt:

   Maybe Donald Trump is the kind of dry, deadpan humorist who does great material about how terrific dictators are - but if that's the case, he should wait until he retires as president to start breaking out that particular part of his act.

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.