Definition of
clown has definitions from the field of performing arts
1
[ noun ] a rude or vulgar fool

Synonyms

buffoon

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

How could he exert authority over them - make them toe_the_line , as he had to - if he knuckled_under to this small-town clown ?

Related terms

fool Pantaloon

2
[ noun ] (performing arts) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Synonyms

merry_andrew buffoon

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

In these readings , the double_bass is either kept discreetly in the background , or it is dressed in clown 's attire - the musical equivalent of a bull_in_a_china_shop .

Related terms

comedian jester whiteface zany emmett_kelly harlequin

3
[ verb ] act as or like a clown

Synonyms

antic clown_around

Related terms

joke antic buffoonery

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Phonetic and Homophones

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