HUMORIST in a Sentence

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Then again, Stubb was one of those odd sort of humorists, whose jollity is sometimes so curiously ambiguous, as to put all inferiors on ...

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 Meanings and Examples of HUMORIST
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humorist
 n.  someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
Classic Sentence:
1  He, being a humorist, explained to them the method of the celebrated Dickensian essay on Chinese Metaphysics by the gentleman who read an article on China and an article on Metaphysics and combined the information.
Pygmalion By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
2  Then again, Stubb was one of those odd sort of humorists, whose jollity is sometimes so curiously ambiguous, as to put all inferiors on their guard in the matter of obeying them.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 48. The First Lowering.
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