as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
politicians with no talent for humor often hire gagmen to write jokes for them
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Recent Examples of gagman
Bernabe caught the attention of Twitter gagman and Banana Capital founder Turner Novak, who’s made a name for himself by entwining industry analysis with creative memes on social media.
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Nina Wolpow, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Indeed, many New Yorker artists once relied on gagmen.
—Thomas Vinciguerra, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
Nina Wolpow, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Indeed, many New Yorker artists once relied on gagmen.
—Thomas Vinciguerra, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
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“Gagman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagman. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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