Vaudevillian

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who performs in vaudeville. US

    "Harris was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 9, 1947. His grandparents were vaudevillians, his father was a professional guitarist, and his mother was a leader of the church choir."

  2. 2
    a performer who works in vaudeville wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to vaudeville

Example

More examples

"Harris was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 9, 1947. His grandparents were vaudevillians, his father was a professional guitarist, and his mother was a leader of the church choir."

Etymology

From vaudeville + -ian.

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