Synonyms of harlequin

harlequin

noun

as in clown

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 & Similar Words

• clown
• buffo
• buffoon
• comedian
• mime
• zany
• comic
• joker
• madcap
• jester
• motley
• pantaloon
• wit
• scaramouche
• antic
• cutup
• gracioso
• fool
• mummer
• droll
• mimic
• humorist
• farceur
• comedienne
• wag
• stand-up
• top banana
• gagman
• scaramouch
• gagger
• jokester
• second banana
• funnyman
• gagster
• merry-andrew