clown | | |
n. (person) | 1. buffoon, clown | a rude or vulgar fool. |
| ~ pantaloon | a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes. |
| ~ fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap | a person who lacks good judgment. |
n. (person) | 2. buffoon, clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. |
| ~ comedian, comic | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. |
| ~ harlequin | a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte). |
| ~ jester, motley fool, fool | a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ whiteface | a clown whose face is covered with white make-up. |
| ~ zany | a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect. |
| ~ emmett kelly, kelly, weary willie | United States circus clown (1898-1979). |
v. (body) | 3. antic, clown, clown around | act as or like a clown. |
| ~ jest, joke | act in a funny or teasing way. |
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