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Singer vs Comedian - What's the difference?

singer | comedian |

As nouns the difference between singer and comedian

is that singer is person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing while comedian is an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

As a proper noun Singer

is {{surname|occupational|lang=en|A=An}.

singer

English

Etymology 1

(sing).

Noun

(wikipedia singer) (en noun)
  • Person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing.
  • (square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer.
    • Derived terms
    * opera singer

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who, or device which, singes; a machine for singeing cloth.

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    comedian

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia comedian)
  • (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.
    • (Milton)

    Synonyms

    * (entertainer) comic * (writer) humorist / humourist

    Hypernyms

    * (male comedian) comedian (male and female)

    Hyponyms

    * comedian (male), comedienne (female)

    Anagrams

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