the class clown

noun

: a student who tries to make other students laugh

His classmates remember him as the class clown.

Examples of the class clown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To be the girlfriend of the class clown was different from admiring the class clown. — Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

The hurt kid became the class clown, the super friendly boy who was content to pal around with his buddies and leave applying himself to everyone else. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

Colin and Penelope Bridgerton Colin Bridgerton is the third of eight children and the class clown of the crew, played by Luke Newton in the show. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026

As he gets used to life in the NHL, Buium was one of many Wild players who acknowledged a player like Foligno — deadly serious on the ice, the class clown off it — is an important part of any team. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the class clown

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown