farceur

[ fahr-sur; French far-sœr ]

noun

, plural far·ceurs [fahr-, surz, f, a, r, -, sœr].

1. a writer or director of or actor in farce.
2. a joker; wag.

farceur

/ farsœr /

noun

1. a writer of or performer in farces
2. a joker

Derived Forms

• farˈceuse, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of farceur¹

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

Example Sentences

Imagine a shantyman (farceur as he ever was) making for edification in that style!

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The tight-fisted little farceur had a confused reverence for anything that seemed to him refined or clever.

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Huysmans the farceur, the Jules Verne of sthetics, is enjoying himself.

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That half farceur, half ruffian, who had the characteristics of a modern anarchist, was a genius for organization.

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Is Legouv a cold farceur, a Swift, who tried whether France would swallow a new absurdity?

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