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/vawd vil"yeuhn, vohd-, vaw'deuh-/, n.1. Also, vaudevillist. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.adj.2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of vaudeville.[1925-30; VAUDEVILLE + -IAN]
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vaudevillian — 1913 (n.), from VAUDEVILLE (Cf. vaudeville) + IAN (Cf. ian) … Etymology dictionary
vaudevillian — ☆ vaudevillian [vôd vil′yən, vädvil yən ] n. one who performs in vaudeville adj. of or like vaudeville … English World dictionary
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vaudevillian — noun or adjective see vaudeville … New Collegiate Dictionary
vaudevillian — noun a person who performs in vaudeville … Wiktionary
vaudevillian — Synonyms and related words: actor proof, all star, artist, artiste, ballet, balletic, belly dancer, burlesque queen, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, cinematic, cinematographic, conjurer, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, dramatic, dramatical,… … Moby Thesaurus
vaudevillian — n. performer in a vaudeville theater; one who writes or performs vaudeville acts … English contemporary dictionary
vaudevillian — vaude·vil·lian … English syllables
vaudevillian — noun a performer who works in vaudeville • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Burns, ↑George Burns, ↑Nathan Birnbaum, ↑Tucker, ↑Sophie Tucker … Useful english dictionary
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