farceur

[ fahr-sur; French far-sœr ]

/ fɑrˈsɜr; French farˈsœr /

a writer or director of or actor in farce.

a joker; wag.

Origin of farceur

1775–85; < French, Middle French, equivalent to farc(er) to joke, banter (derivative of farce farce) + -eur -eur

Imagine a shantyman (farceur as he ever was) making for edification in that style!

The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties |Richard Runciman Terry
He was by turns a farceur, a wit, a man of emotion, a man with a touch of genius.

The Way of Ambition |Robert Hichens
Huysmans the farceur, the Jules Verne of sthetics, is enjoying himself.

Egoists |James Huneker
The women crossed themselves, and the men muttered "farceur."

Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris |Henry Labouchre

All this had its use, and many of the sufferers long since became the farceur's devoted friends.

The Holy Cross and Other Tales |Eugene Field

farceur

/ French (farsœr) /

a writer of or performer in farces

a joker

farceuse, fem n