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vaudevillian
[ vawd-vil-yuhn, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]
/ vɔdˈvɪl yən, voʊd-, ˌvɔ də- /
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noun
Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.
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Origin of vaudevillian
First recorded in 1925–30; vaudeville + -ian
Words nearby vaudevillian
Vauban, vauch, Vaucluse, Vaud, vaudeville, vaudevillian, Vaudois, Vaughan, Vaughan Williams, Vaughn, vault
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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|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|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.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for vaudevillian
vaudevillian
/ (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) /
noun also: vaudevillist
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville
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