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vaudevillian

/vawd-vil-yuhn, vohd-, vaw-duh-/US // vɔdˈvɪl yən, voʊd-, ˌvɔ də- //UK // (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) //

杂耍者,杂耍演员,杂耍家,杂耍人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.

Examples

  • But feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.

  • Ruth, too, was famous for performing vaudevillian shenanigans on the off-season barnstorming tours he frequently headlined.

  • It was at ten Rue St. Anne that my friend the ex-vaudevillian took him in hand with the intention of conferring the third degree.