| Main Entry: |
clown |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
joking person |
Synonyms: |
antic,
buffoon, comedian, comic, cut-up,
dolt,
droll, farceur,
fool, funnyperson, funster, gagman, gagster, harlequin, humorist, jester,
joker, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party, madcap, merry-andrew, merrymaker, mime, mountebank, mummer, picador, pierrot, prankster,
punch, punchinello, quipster, ribald, wag, wisecracker,
wit*,
zany*
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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