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/kwip"steuhr/, n.a person who frequently makes quips.[1875-80; QUIP + -STER]
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quipster — quip ster, n. A person who frequently makes quips. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quipster — quip ► NOUN ▪ a witty remark. ► VERB (quipped, quipping) ▪ make a quip. DERIVATIVES quipster noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Latin quippe indeed … English terms dictionary
quipster — noun Date: 1876 one who is given to quipping … New Collegiate Dictionary
quipster — noun a person who makes quips; a joker … Wiktionary
quipster — Synonyms and related words: banana, burlesquer, caricaturist, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, droll, epigrammatist, funnyman, gag writer, gagman, gagster, humorist, ironist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, lampooner, madcap, parodist,… … Moby Thesaurus
quipster — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter: clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funny man, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, wag2, wit, zany. Informal: card. See LAUGHTER … English dictionary for students
quipster — n. person who makes witty remarks; one who makes ambiguous statements … English contemporary dictionary
quipster — n giber, Sl. wisecracker, Sl. wisenheimer, smart aleck, Sl. kidder; joker, jester, wag, wit, Goodman Ace, humorist, gagman, gagger, gagster, gag writer; jokesmith; punster, epigrammist, aphorizer; quibbler, niggler, carper, caviler … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
quipster — quip·ster … English syllables
quipster — /ˈkwɪpstə/ (say kwipstuh) noun someone given to making quips. {quip + ster} …
