laughers
Those who chuckle
Laughers is the plural of laugher—someone who laughs.
More distinctively, a laugher is a contest so lopsided it provokes laughter at the absurdity of the mismatch: The game turned into a laugher by the third quarter.
This sense appears mainly in sports commentary.
Performers who provoke laughter
- jokersClowns or wild cards
- prankstersThose who play jokes
- humoristsWriters of comic material
- jestersProfessional court fools
wits · clowns · gagsters · comics · entertainers · cutups · wisecrackers · hams
Those who observe events
- viewersPeople who watch
- crowdLarge public gathering
- theatergoersLive performance attendees
- attendeesPeople at an event
hecklers · clappers · applauders · moviegoers · ticketholders · fans · patrons · showgoers
Cackling Australian kingfishers
- kingfishersFish-eating diving birds
- jackassesFools or male donkeys
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
- perchingResting while gripping
cackling · calling · warbling · territorial · eucalyptus · outback · dawn · bushland
Decisive one-sided wins
- runawaysThose who fled
- routsDecisive, overwhelming defeats
- walkoversUncontested victories
- shutoutsVictories allowing no scores
landslides · cakewalks · romps · drubbings · whitewashes · mismatches · pushovers · cinches
comedians
Performers who provoke laughter
- jokersClowns or wild cards
- prankstersThose who play jokes
- humoristsWriters of comic material
jesters · wits · clowns · gagsters · comics · entertainers · cutups · wisecrackers · hams · buffoons
spectators
Those who observe events
- viewersPeople who watch
- crowdLarge public gathering
- theatergoersLive performance attendees
attendees · hecklers · clappers · applauders · moviegoers · ticketholders · fans · patrons · showgoers · revelers
kookaburras
Cackling Australian kingfishers
- kingfishersFish-eating diving birds
- jackassesFools or male donkeys
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
perching · cackling · calling · warbling · territorial · eucalyptus · outback · dawn · bushland · wildlife
blowouts
Decisive one-sided wins
shutouts · landslides · cakewalks · romps · drubbings · whitewashes · mismatches · pushovers · cinches · beatdowns
laughersweepers
Those who shed tears
criers · sobbers · mourners · poker faces · stone-faced
laughersnail-biters
Suspenseful, closely contested events
thrillers · cliffhangers · barnburners · squeakers · photo finishes
- laughed atReceived mocking attention
- laughed offDismissed with humor
- laughed one's head offExpressed extreme amusement vocally
- laughed withShared in amusement
- laughed awayDismissed with humor
- laughed all the way to the bankSucceeded financially despite skepticism