laughsmith
laughsmith noun: one who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.
Noun
laughsmith (plural laughsmiths)
- One who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.
- Mr. Harry Mendelson, laughsmith and humorist, now on the Keith circuit and known in vaudeville for ten years as Harry Montgomery, dispensed a number of good laughs and furnished a slight departure from a strictly musical evening.1917, The Camp Dix News, volume 1, page 8
- It goes without saying that there are all kinds and types of comedians who're giving laughter to the world, just as there are all kinds and types of jokes and audiences. The first laughsmith to earn his cakes with a joke was the court jester, […]1954, Bob Hope, This is on Me, page 207
- Synonyms:
- jokester
Synonyms of laughsmith
Forms of laughsmith
| plural | laughsmiths |
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Origin of laughsmith
From laugh + smith. Compare Old English hleahtorsmiþ (“one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy”, literally “laughter-smith”).
Questions about laughsmith
- What does laughsmith mean?
- Laughsmith means one who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.
- What part of speech is laughsmith?
- Laughsmith is a noun.
- What is the plural of laughsmith?
- The plural of laughsmith is laughsmiths.
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