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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwangdae
"그 광대는 사람들을 웃게 만드는 재주가 있다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A professional comedian, humorist, or entertainer whose job is to make people laugh.
"The television show featured a legendary funnyman as the main host." - 2
A man who frequently makes jokes or behaves in a humorous or comical manner in social situations.
"He always tries to be the funnyman of the office, keeping everyone entertained during meetings."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining the adjective 'funny', derived from the noun 'fun' (ultimately of obscure origin, possibly related to obsolete 'fon', meaning to be foolish), and the noun 'man'. First appearing in the late 19th century, the term initially described a professional comedian or clown and evolved to denote anyone who frequently makes jokes or acts as a humorist.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Funnyman" is said worldwide
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comique
Transliteration: komik
"Le comique a fait rire toute la salle."
Spaßmacher
Transliteration: ʃpaːsˌmaxɐ
"Der Spaßmacher erzählte den ganzen Abend Witze."
comico
Transliteration: ˈkɔmiko
"Il comico ha divertito il pubblico."
humorista
Transliteration: umoˈɾista
"El humorista hizo reír a todo el teatro."
humorista
Transliteration: umoˈɾistɐ
"O humorista contou uma piada engraçada."
हास्य कलाकार
Transliteration: hasya kalakar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हास्य कलाकार ने अपने चुटकुलों से सबको हँसाया।"
滑稽演员
Transliteration: huájī yǎnyuán
Script: 中文汉字
"那个滑稽演员在舞台上表现得很出色。"
광대
Transliteration: gwangdae
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 광대는 사람들을 웃게 만드는 재주가 있다."
コメディアン
Transliteration: komedian
Script: 日本語
"そのコメディアンは観客を大笑いさせた。"
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