vaudevillian
Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.
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How to use vaudevillian in a sentence
But feverish speculation and the constant patter of vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.
Francois Hollande Announces Breakup with First Lady Valerie Trierweiler | Tracy McNicoll | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRuth, too, was famous for performing vaudevillian shenanigans on the off-season barnstorming tours he frequently headlined.
The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig | Adam Doster | May 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was at ten Rue St. Anne that my friend the ex-vaudevillian took him in hand with the intention of conferring the third degree.
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British Dictionary definitions for vaudevillian
/ (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) /
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville
of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville
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