comedienne

See also: comédienne

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French comédienne. Compare doyenne.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˌmiːdɪˈɛn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˌmiːdiˈɛn/

Noun

comedienne (plural comediennes)

  1. (slightly dated) A female comedian.

Usage notes

Some consider this word to be an outdated gendered term, preferring to use comedian or comic for women instead.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ “actor”, in Guardian and Observer style guide: A‎[1], Guardian Media Group, 21 February 2015 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Fogarty, Mignon (12 November 2014) “You should basically stop using gendered nouns”, in The Washington Post‎[2], Nash Holdings LLC, archived from the original on 13 November 2014

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