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comedist

American  
[kom-i-dist] / ˈkɒm ɪ dɪst /

noun

  1. a writer of comedies.

Etymology

Origin of comedist

First recorded in 1810–20; comed(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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All these people see themselves as morally normal -- and playwright Alan Ayckbourn, Britain's leading comedist, plainly thinks they are.

From Time Magazine Archive

The question is not exactly new, but it has rarely been posed more deftly and disarmingly than in the 21st work of the wistful comedist A.R.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ability to find humor in unlikely places, then shift emotional gears with no machinery showing, makes Simon a great comedist.

From Time Magazine Archive

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