American English

How to pronounce humorist

HYOOmerihst

/ˈhju.mɚ.ɪst̚/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

a person who writes or performs funny things to make people laugh

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

a person who writes or performs funny things to make people laugh

Mark Twain was a famous humorist.

My uncle is a professional humorist.