gagsmith

noun
/ˈɡæɡ.smɪθ/

Etymology

From gag + smith.

  1. derived from *smēy-✻
  2. inherited from *smiþaz✻
  3. inherited from *smiþ✻
  4. inherited from smiþ
  5. inherited from smyth
  6. compounded as gagsmith — “gag + smith”

Definitions

  1. A comedy writer.

    • A Night at the Opera remains the Marx brothers' finest film, a serendipitous sample of the professional gagsmith's craft allied to preordained characters […]

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