farceur

American  

[fahr-sur, far-sœr] / fɑrˈsɜr, farˈsœr /

noun

farceurs plural

1. a writer or director of or actor in farce.

2. a joker; wag.

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farceur British  

/ farsœr /

noun

1. a writer of or performer in farces

2. a joker

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• farceuse
  noun

Inflected Forms

noun

• farceurs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of farceur

1775–85; < French, Middle French, equivalent to farc ( er ) to joke, banter (derivative of farce farce ) + -eur -eur

Explanation

A farceur is a comedian or jokester, especially one whose specialty is broad, satirical comedy. Your teacher may call you the class clown, but you can insist on being known as the farceur of the freshman class. Use this word for anyone who really makes you laugh, as well as people who write or perform hilariously clever spoofs and satires. Farceur is derived from the French farce, "comic interlude in a play," or literally "stuffing," and its root, farcire, "to stuff or cram."