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harlequin

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Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of harlequin

buffo, buffoon, clown, zany

Words Related to harlequin

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

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