Synonyms of harlequins

harlequins

noun

plural of harlequin

as in clowns

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

• clowns
• buffoons
• comedians
• mimes
• zanies
• wits
• buffi
• jokers
• jesters
• madcaps
• antics
• pantaloons
• cutups
• fools
• humorists
• mummers
• drolls
• graciosos
• comics
• farceurs
• jokesters
• mimics
• comediennes
• funnymen
• wags
• gagmen
• gaggers
• gagsters
• scaramouches
• second bananas
• motleys
• stand-ups
• top bananas
• merry-andrews