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funnyman

funnyman noun: comedian.

Noun

funnyman (plural funnymen)

  1. (informal) comedian
    • To get the party started a professional funnyman was hired.
    • From 1970 to 1974 he was one of the most familiar funnymen in Chicago: by day a heavily promoted personality journalist, by night a "sit-down comic" with a devoted following.1988 December 16, Albert Williams, “Club Dates: Bruce Vilanch returns from Hollywood”, in Chicago Reader

Antonyms of funnyman

Forms of funnyman

pluralfunnymen
alternative formfunny man

Origin of funnyman

From funny + -man.

Questions about funnyman

What does funnyman mean?
Funnyman means comedian.
What part of speech is funnyman?
Funnyman is a noun.
What is the plural of funnyman?
The plural of funnyman is funnymen.

Words near funnyman in the dictionary

  1. funnybone
  2. funnybones
  3. FunnyBunny
  4. FunnyBunnyDoll
  5. funnyish
  6. funnyman
  7. funnymen
  8. funnyness
  9. funnywoman
  10. funnywomen
  11. funoid

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