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VAUDEVILLIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vaudevillian mean?
• VAUDEVILLIAN (noun)
The noun VAUDEVILLIAN has 1 sense:
1. a performer who works in vaudeville
Familiarity information: VAUDEVILLIAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A performer who works in vaudeville
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("vaudevillian" is a kind of...):
performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
Instance hyponyms:
Burns; George Burns; Nathan Birnbaum (United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996))
Sophie Tucker; Tucker (United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
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