- clown, buffoon, merry andrew - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
--1 is a kind of comedian, comic
--1 has particulars:harlequin; jester, fool, motley fool; whiteface; zany; Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie
| harlequin; jester, fool, motley fool; whiteface; zany; Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie |