[kloun] 
| 1. | a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc. |
| 2. | a person who acts like a clown; comedian; joker; buffoon; jester. |
| 3. | a prankster; a practical joker. |
| 4. | Slang. a coarse, ill-bred person; a boor. |
| 5. | a peasant; rustic. |
| 6. | to act like a clown. |
| clown (kloun) n.
[Of Scandinavian origin (akin to Icelandic klunni, clumsy person) or of Low German origin.] clown'ish adj., clown'ish·ly adv., clown'ish·ness n. |