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
- : Also vaude·vil·list. a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 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.
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