tragediennes

noun

plural of tragedienne
as in personators

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  1. farceurs
  2. comedians
  3. doubles
  4. impressionists
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of farceurs
Noun
  • For years, posting clips online has been integral to comedians’ process of building an audience and selling tickets to their live shows.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • His substantial, Guinness Book-sized audience is anti-woke, which is actually a pretty logical (though rare) position for comedians.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedians
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  • Halpin got his first postseason start in Game 5 of the ALDS and had two doubles.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
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