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humourist

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English

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Etymology

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From humour +‎ -ist.

Noun

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humourist (plural humourists)

  1. (British) Alternative spelling of humorist
    • 2002 December 1, “What's the word?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Humorologists study humour and humourists, smile therapists believe in the therapeutic value of cheer and humoropathists promote a 'cacchination (guffawing) cure' for serious illness ('Vitamin C and Laurel and Hardy').
    • 2007 October 30, Ali Catterall, “Alan Coren launched my criminal career”, in The Guardian[2]:
      I only met the late and much-missed humourist once, but he had an impact on my life that hasn't been mentioned in the other fond tributes.