Home › Words › G › gelastgelastgelast means one who tends to laugh; a laugher.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laugher”).nounOne who tends to laugh; a laugher.e.g.“Even if we grant that the "gelasts" are getting reduced to the dimensions of a petty sect, the consideration need not deter us from choosing laughter as our theme.” — 1902, James Sully, An Essay on Laughter: Its Forms, Its Causes, Its Development and Its Value, London; […]: Longmans, Green, and Co., page 2:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).