| NOUN | person | merry andrew, clown, buffoon, goof, goofball | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
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| Meaning | A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. | |
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| Synonyms | clown, buffoon, goof, goofball | |
| Instances | Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie | United States circus clown (1898-1979) |
| Narrower | harlequin | A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) |
| jester, fool, motley 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 | |
| Broader | comedian, comic | A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
| Spanish | bufón, clown, payasa, payaso | |
| Catalan | bufó, clown, pallasso | |
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