humorist

Roget category 844

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections

#844. Humorist

noun

humorist, wag, wit, reparteeist^†, epigrammatist, punster — bel esprit, life of the party — wit-snapper, wit-cracker, wit-worm — joker, jester, Joe Miller^†, drole de corps^†, gaillard^†, spark — bon diable [Fr.] — practical joker.
buffoon, farceur [Fr.], merry-andrew, mime, tumbler, acrobat, mountebank, charlatan, posturemaster^†, harlequin, punch, pulcinella^†, scaramouch^†, clown — wearer of the cap and bells, wearer of the motley — motley fool — pantaloon, gypsy — jack-pudding, jack in the green, jack a dandy — wiseacre, wise guy, smartass [Coll.] — fool etc. 501.
zany, madcap — pickle-herring, witling^†, caricaturist, grimacier^† — persifleur^†.

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