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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs, entertains by role-playing |
| Synonyms: | amateur, artist, barnstormer, bit player, character, clown, comedian, entertainer, extra, foil, ham, hambone, headliner, idol, impersonator, ingénue, lead, mime, mimic, pantomimist, performer, play-actor, player, soubrette, stand-in, star, stooge, straight person, thesp, thespian, trouper, understudy, ventriloquist, villain, walk-on |
| Antonyms: | audience, fan |
| Main Entry: | thespian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | actor, actress |
| Synonyms: | artist, bit player, character, entertainer, extra, ham, headliner, idol, lead, performer, play-actor, player, star, straight person, thesp, understudy |
| Main Entry: | straight man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comedian who sets up joke |
| Synonyms: | banana, feed, feeder, foil, second banana, sidekick, stooge, straight person |
| Main Entry: | jokester |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joker |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, farceur, fool, funnyman, funster, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, josher, kidder, life of the party, prankster, punster, quipster, second banana, stand-up comic, stooge, straight person, top banana, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quipster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joker |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, farceur, fool, funnyman, funster, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, jokester, josher, kidder, life of the party, prankster, punster, second banana, stand-up comic, stooge, straight person, top banana, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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