French Conversation · Level 42
75 words
French word
comédien
Pronunciation
IPA/komedjɛ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounactor
Example
Il est comédien.
He is an actor.
More examples
Des comédiens jouent dans la rue ce soir.
Actors are performing in the street tonight.
Core concept
A professional performer who steps into different characters for an audience or camera.
Common phrases
comédien de théâtre
theater actor
des comédiens amateurs
amateur actors
Similar words
acteur: A professional performer who plays roles on stage or in films.
comédienne: A female performer who plays roles in theater or films.
artiste: A person who creates or performs artistic work.
humoriste: A stage or television performer whose work focuses on entertaining audiences with humor.
Definition in French
Acteur professionnel qui incarne des personnages dans des spectacles ou des films.
Word origin
Comédien comes from French comédie, from Latin comoedia, borrowed from Greek kōmōidia, with -ien marking a person associated with it.
Usage tips
- In French, comédien usually means an actor, whereas English comedian usually suggests a performer whose role is mainly to make people laugh.