clown

Definitions

• A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
• A person who acts in a silly fashion.
• A stupid person.
• (obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
• (obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.