gagsmith

English

Etymology

From gag +‎ smith.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæɡ.smɪθ/

Noun

gagsmith (plural gagsmiths)

1. (informal) A comedy writer.
   • 2002 June 28, Simon Louvish, “Simply the best”, in The Guardian:

     A Night at the Opera remains the Marx brothers' finest film, a serendipitous sample of the professional gagsmith's craft allied to preordained characters […]