comedian
/kə ˈmiːdjən/noun
1- an entertainer on stage or television whose act is designed to make an audience laugh丑角; 滑稽演员。
1.1
- often ironic a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining〈常讽〉有趣的人; 自以为有趣的人; 丑角式人物。
1.2
- a comic actor喜剧男演员。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a comic playwright)： from French comédien, from Old French comedie （see COMEDY）. The sense 'entertainer' dates from the late 19th cent.