Hū'mor-ĭst, n.

(or yū'mur-ĭst), n. [Fr. humoriste.]

1. One who attributes diseases to the diseased state of the humors.
2. One who has some strong peculiarity of character, which he indulges in ways that are odd or whimsical.

He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life. Addison. 3. One who indulges humor in speaking or writing; one who has a playful fancy or genius; also, a wag; a droll. Thackeray.