Farceur
//fɑɹˈsɝ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who writes farces, or who performs in them.
"[…] and as always, the best avenue for resolving rage is positive action. For the playwright, this has and does often take the form of satire, and perhaps the most outstanding farceur of the '60s was Joe Orton."
- 2 A farcical comedian.
Example
More examples"[…] and as always, the best avenue for resolving rage is positive action. For the playwright, this has and does often take the form of satire, and perhaps the most outstanding farceur of the '60s was Joe Orton."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French farceur.
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