Comedian vs Joke - What's the difference?
comedian | joke |
(en noun) (feminine: comedienne )
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
(by extension) Any person who is characteristically humorous or amusing.
A writer of comedy.
An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
As a noun comedian
is an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.As a proper noun joke is
, diminutive of jo.comedian
English
Noun
(wikipedia comedian)- (Milton)
Synonyms
* (entertainer) comic * (writer) humorist / humouristHypernyms
* (male comedian) comedian (male and female)Hyponyms
* comedian (male), comedienne (female)Anagrams
* * *joke
English
Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade