Humorist
/ˈhjuː.mə.rɪst/noun
A person who writes or performs humorous material, or who has a keen sense of humor.
Did you know?The word comes from the old theory of the four bodily humors, where a person’s mood and temperament were thought to be controlled by fluids in the body.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷʰewd-
“to pour, to wet”
Latin
Latin
umor
“moisture, dampness, bodily fluid”
Old French
Old French
humor
“bodily fluid; disposition, mood”
Late Middle English
English
humour
“a mood, whim, or temperament”
17th Century
English
humorist
“a person characterized by a particular temperament; later, a writer or performer of humorous material”
Modern English
English
humorist
“a comic writer, performer, or person skilled in humor”