clown

¹clown

noun \ˈklau̇n\

Definition of CLOWN

1

: farmer, countryman

2

: a rude ill-bred person : boor

3

a : a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play); specifically : a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus b : a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon c : joker 1b

Examples of CLOWN

1. Those big shoes make you look like a clown!
2. Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road?
3. those clowns at the state capital

Origin of CLOWN

probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian klönne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal

First Known Use: 1563

Related to CLOWN

Synonyms: buffo, buffoon, harlequin, zany

Related Words: cutup, madcap; antic [archaic], fool, gracioso, jester, motley, scaramouch (or scaramouche); mime, mimic, mummer, pantaloon; comedian, comedienne, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, humorist, joker, jokester, merry-andrew, second banana, stand-up, top banana, wag, wit

Near Antonyms: hero, heroine, idol, role model; gentleman, lady; angel, saint

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Rhymes with CLOWN

brown, crown, down, drown, frown, gown, lown, noun, town