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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joking person |
| Synonyms: | antic, buffoon, comedian, comic, cut-up, dolt, droll, farceur, fool, funnyperson, funster, gagman, gagster, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, life of the party, madcap, merry-andrew, merrymaker, mime, mountebank, mummer, picador, pierrot, prankster, punch, punchinello, quipster, ribald, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | act crazy, act the fool, bug out, cut up, fool around, have fun, jest, kid around |
| Main Entry: | acrobat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performer who does tricks, physical feats |
| Synonyms: | aerialist, artist, athlete, balancer, clown, contortionist, dancer, funambulist, gymnast, performer, stunt person, trapezist, tumbler |
| Antonyms: | clod |
| Main Entry: | actor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who performs, entertains by role-playing |
| Synonyms: | amateur, artist, barnstormer, bit player, character, clown, comedian, entertainer, extra, foil, ham, hambone, headliner, idol, impersonator, ingénue, lead, mime, mimic, pantomimist, performer, play-actor, player, soubrette, stand-in, star, stooge, straight person, thesp, thespian, trouper, understudy, ventriloquist, villain, walk-on |
| Antonyms: | audience, fan |
| Main Entry: | buffoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clownlike person |
| Synonyms: | antic, bozo, clown, comedian, comic, droll, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, merry-andrew, wag, zany |
| Main Entry: | cad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sly, dastardly person |
| Synonyms: | boor, bounder, clown, creep, cur, dog*, heel, louse, lout, rake, rascal, rat, rotter, rounder, scoundrel, stinker, worm |
| Antonyms: | gentleman, helper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd person |
| Synonyms: | card*, case*, clown, crank, customer*, duck*, eccentric, figure, freak, nut, oddball, oddity, original*, personage, personality, queer, spook, wack, weirdo, zombie |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clod |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stupid person |
| Synonyms: | blockhead, boor, chump, clown, dimwit, dolt, dope*, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, imbecile, lame-brain, lout, oaf, simpleton |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comedian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny person, often professional |
| Synonyms: | actor, banana, card*, clown, comic, cutup, droll, entertainer, farceur, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, laugh, merry-andrew, million laughs, quipster, stand-up comic, stooge, top banana, wag, wisecracker, wit*, zany* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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