vaudevillian
[ vawd-vil-yuh n, vohd-, vaw-duh- ]
/ vɔdˈvɪl yən, voʊd-, ˌvɔ də- /
noun
Also vaude·vil·list.
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of vaudeville.
Origin of vaudevillian
First recorded in 1925–30;
vaudeville +
-ian
Words nearby vaudevillian
vauban,
vauch,
vaucluse,
vaud,
vaudeville,
vaudevillian,
vaudois,
vaughan,
vaughan williams,
vaughn,
vault
Example sentences from the Web for vaudevillian
But feverish speculation and the constant patter of Vaudevillian innuendo came to overshadow more serious business.
Francois Hollande Announces Breakup with First Lady Valerie Trierweiler |Tracy McNicoll |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for vaudevillian
vaudevillian
/ (ˌvəʊdəˈvɪlɪən, ˌvɔː-) /
noun also: vaudevillist
a person who writes for or performs in vaudeville
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to vaudeville