gagsmith en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡæɡ.smɪθ/
Etymology
From gag + smith.
Meanings
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(informal) A comedy writer.
A Night at the Opera remains the Marx brothers' finest film, a serendipitous sample of the professional gagsmith's craft allied to preordained characters […]
2002 June 28, Simon Louvish, “Simply the best”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gagsmiths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |