- vaudevillian
- noun or adjective see vaudeville
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vaudevillian
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vaudevillian — 1913 (n.), from VAUDEVILLE (Cf. vaudeville) + IAN (Cf. ian) … Etymology dictionary
vaudevillian — ☆ vaudevillian [vôd vil′yən, vädvil yən ] n. one who performs in vaudeville adj. of or like vaudeville … English World dictionary
vaudevillian — vaudeville ► NOUN ▪ a type of entertainment featuring a mixture of musical and comedy acts. DERIVATIVES vaudevillian adjective & noun. ORIGIN French; apparently denoting songs composed by Olivier Basselin, a fifteenth century fuller born in Vau… … English terms dictionary
vaudevillian — /vawd vil yeuhn, vohd , vaw deuh /, n. 1. Also, vaudevillist. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of vaudeville. [1925 30; VAUDEVILLE + IAN] * * * … Universalium
vaudevillian — noun a person who performs in vaudeville … Wiktionary
vaudevillian — Synonyms and related words: actor proof, all star, artist, artiste, ballet, balletic, belly dancer, burlesque queen, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, cinematic, cinematographic, conjurer, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, dramatic, dramatical,… … Moby Thesaurus
vaudevillian — n. performer in a vaudeville theater; one who writes or performs vaudeville acts … English contemporary dictionary
vaudevillian — vaude·vil·lian … English syllables
vaudevillian — noun a performer who works in vaudeville • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Burns, ↑George Burns, ↑Nathan Birnbaum, ↑Tucker, ↑Sophie Tucker … Useful english dictionary
Joe Weber (vaudevillian) — Joe Weber (11 August 1867, New York City 10 May 1942, Los Angeles) born Joseph Morris Weber was a vaudevillian who, along with Lew Fields, formed the comedy team of Weber and Fields.Fields and Weber started performing in museums, circuses, and… … Wikipedia
