Dictionary

humourist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English humour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English humourist From humour + -ist.

Meanings

1. (UK, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of humorist.
   alt of humorist
   • I only met the late and much-missed humourist once, but he had an impact on my life that hasn't been mentioned in the other fond tributes. 2007 October 30, Ali Catterall, “Alan Coren launched my criminal career”, in The Guardian:
   • Humorologists study humour and humourists, smile therapists believe in the therapeutic value of cheer and humoropathists promote a 'cacchination (guffawing) cure' for serious illness ('Vitamin C and Laurel and Hardy'). 2002 January 12, “What's the word?”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

humouristic