gagsmith

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gag +‎ smith

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gagsmith (plural gagsmiths)

  1. (informal) A comedy writer.
    • 2002 June 28, Simon Louvish, “Simply the best”, in The Guardian:
      A Night at the Opera remains the Marx brothers' finest film, a serendipitous sample of the professional gagsmith's craft allied to preordained characters []