gagman
Americannoun
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a person who writes comic material for public performers.
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a comedian who uses a patter of jokes and funny remarks.
Etymology
Origin of gagman
Example Sentences
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“As hard as it is to find anything at the Pentagon,” the veteran gagman quipped, “they finally found a sense of humor.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2018
His next-door neighbor, Augie Poole, wants the magazine to buy his cartoons, but Augie can’t draw very well — he’s “a third-rate artist in whom a first-rate gagman was trying to claw his way out.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2015
Here was a master craftsman of the one-liner to rival the great American gagman Emo Phillips.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2012
But by this time Capra knew enough about picture-making to get a job as gagman for Hal Roach.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Langdon went to First National as a feature comedian in 1926, he took his gagman with him, as director.
From Time Magazine Archive
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