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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | head person |
| Synonyms: | ace, big enchilada, bigwig, head honcho, main comic, second to none, star, top dog |
| Main Entry: | comic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny person, often professional |
| Synonyms: | banana, buffoon*, card*, clown, comedian, droll, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, life of the party, million laughs, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, top banana, wag, wit* |
| Notes: | comic means 'intended to be funny' while comical is 'funny unintentionally' |
| Antonyms: | tragedian |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of military or other organization |
| Synonyms: | CO, administrator, big cheese, boss, captain, chief, commandant, czar, director, don, exec, guru, head, head honcho, head person, high priest/priestess, higher up, kingfish, kingpin, lead-off person, mastermind, officer, point person, ruler, skipper, top banana, top brass, top dog |
| Antonyms: | follower |
| Main Entry: | joker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who kids, teases |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, farceur, fool, funster, gagster, humorist, jester, jokesmith, jokester, josher, kidder, life of the party, prankster, punster, quipster, second banana, stand-up comic, stooge, straight person, top banana, trickster, wag, wisecracker, wit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | VIP |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | big cheese, big enchilada, big kahuna, big name, celebrity, dignitary, famous person, heavyweight, high muckamuck, luminary, mogul, notable, personality, public figure, star, superstar, top banana, worthy |
| Antonyms: | nobody, nonentity |
| 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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