English

Noun

clown (plural clowns)

1. A performance artist who works in a circus and typically characterised/characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint , and a brightly coloured/colored wig and who performs slapstick.
2. A person who acts in a silly fashion.
3. (modern mythology) A monster resembling a circus clown.

   In Stephen King's book It, and in the movie "Killer Klowns from Outer Space", clowns terrorize small towns.

Synonyms

• (performance artist working in a circus):
• (person who acts in a silly fashion): buffoon , fool
• (monster):

Translations

performance artist working in a circus

person acting in a silly fashion

monster resembling a circus clown

Intransitive verb

to clown (present participle clowning, past tense and past participle clowned)

1. (also clown about (British) or clown around) To act in a silly fashion.

Derived terms

• clownfish
• clownish

See also

• jester
• jackpudding

French

Noun

clown m (plural clowns)

1. clown

German

Noun

Clown m

1. clown