Co-mē'di-an, n.

n. [Fr. comédien, Lat. comœdus, Gr. κωμῳδός. See infra.]

1. An actor or player in comedy. “The famous comedian Roscius, whom a singular merit in his art had recommended to the familiarity and friendship of the greatest men in Rome.” Middleton.
2. A writer of comedy. Milton.