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vaudevillian

[vawd-vil-yuh n, vohd-, vaw-duh-] /vɔdˈvɪl yən, voʊd-, ˌvɔ də-/
noun
1.
Also, vaudevillist. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.
Origin of vaudevillian
1925-1930
First recorded in 1925-30; vaudeville + -ian
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vaudevillian

/ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən; ˌvɔː-/
noun
1.
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville
adjective
2.
of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville
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Word Origin and History for vaudevillian
n.

1913, from vaudeville + -ian.

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