A.singer in the κῶμος or comic chorus, “χορὸς κωμῳδῶν” Arist.Po.1449b1; “κωμῳδοῖς χορηγεῖν” Lys.21.4, Arist.EN1123a23: hence, in pl., in the sense performance of comedy, “κωμῳδῶν ὄντων ἐν Κολυττῷ” Aeschin.1.157; “ἀνειπεῖν Διονυσίων τοῖς κ.” at the performance, IG22.1202.15; “οὐδέ τοι ὑποκριταὶ κωμῳδοῖς τε καὶ τραγῳδοῖς οἱ αὐτοί” Pl.R.395a, cf. Phdr.236c, Lg.935d; καινῇ κωμῳδῶν, v. καινός.
2. later, comic actor, Chares 4 J., PCair.Zen.417.11 (iii B.C.), Plu.Cic.5, IG42(1).99.25 (Epid., i/ii A.D.): generally, actor, M.Ant.12.36, Ath. 14.620d.