chortler

One who guffaws

A chortler is someone who chortles—laughs in a breathy, gleeful way that combines chuckling and snorting.

The word carries a slightly mischievous or self-satisfied quality: The chortlers in the back row couldn't contain themselves during the presentation.

laughter

giggler

One who snickers

laugher · snorter · chuckler · howler · roarer · tee-hee · ha-ha · hee-haw · gleeful · cackling

comedy

humorist

One who creates comedy

  • witClever, inventive humor
  • jesterRoyal household comedian
  • comedianProfessional humor performer

banterer · raconteur · quipster · wag · joker · funnyman · entertainer · satirist · parodist · clown

personality

merry

Cheerful and lively

mirthful · buoyant · lighthearted · cheerful · ebullient · exuberant · blithe · jocund · genial · sunny

Opposites
emotional expression

chortlerweeper

One who cries

crier · sobber · mourner · wailer · lamenter

Family

chortle, chortled, chortling, chortles, chortlers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G