vaudevillian

[ vawd-vil-yuhn, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]

noun
  1. Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.

Origin of vaudevillian

1
First recorded in 1925–30; vaudeville + -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for vaudevillian

vaudevillian

/ (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) /


nounalso: vaudevillist
  1. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville

adjective
  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville

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