comedienne
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See also: comédienne
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French comédienne. Compare doyenne.
Pronunciation
Noun
comedienne (plural comediennes)
Usage notes
Some consider this word to be an outdated gendered term, preferring to use comedian or comic for women instead.[1][2]
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- comedian (male comedian)
Translations
References
- “actor”, in Guardian and Observer style guide: A, Guardian Media Group, 2015 February 21 (last accessed)
- Fogarty, Mignon (2014 November 12) “You should basically stop using gendered nouns”, in The Washington Post, Nash Holdings LLC, archived from the original on 2014-11-13
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