gagsmith

English

Etymology

From gag +‎ smith.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæɡ.smɪθ/

Noun

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 […]
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