humorist

[hu·mor·ist]

Someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

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One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.

Noun
someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way


n.
One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.

n.
One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.

n.
One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.


Humorist

Hu"mor*ist, n. [Cf. F. humoriste.] 1. (Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors. 2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.
He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life.
3. One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
The reputation of wits and humorists.

One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.

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Usage Examples

A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

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

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Other Usage Examples

No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.

Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

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.

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