Humorist

Definition of Humorist

Hu´mor`ist
n.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.
- Addison.
3.One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll; especially, one who writes or tells jokes as a profession.

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