Farceur

//fɑɹˈsɝ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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