harlequin

harlequin

noun

Definition of HARLEQUIN

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior <among the court entertainers waiting to enter the grand hall were masked harlequins in brightly colored pantaloons>

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