Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laughsmith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laugh-smith
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Harry Mendelson, laughsmith and humorist, now on the Keith circuit and known in vaudeville for ten years as Harry Montgomery, dispensed a number of good laughs and furnished a slight departure from a strictly musical evening."
"It goes without saying that there are all kinds and types of comedians who're giving laughter to the world, just as there are all kinds and types of jokes and audiences. The first laughsmith to earn his cakes with a joke was the court jester, […]"
"Kogen's presence here, and his support for the band, is as good an example of just how seriously the band's comedy is taken by professional laughsmiths as you're likely to get."

Etymology

From laugh + smith. Compare Old English hleahtorsmiþ (“one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy”, literally “laughter-smith”).

Inflected Forms

laughsmiths (plural)

Synonyms

jokester

Questions

What does laughsmith mean?: One who creates laughs; a comic or comedian.
Where does laughsmith come from?: From laugh + smith. Compare Old English hleahtorsmiþ (“one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy”, literally “laughter-smith”).

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