merryandrew
1merryandrew — noun ; clown; buffoon …
2Merry andrew (clown) — A merry andrew is a clown or buffoon[1] or mountebank s assistant[2]. The OED also mentions that Merryandrew can also be used as a verb meaning to play like a clown. Usages of the term merry andrew as a clown or buffoon The following passage from …
3droll — I. n. 1. Jester (by profession), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack pudding, merryandrew, pickle herring. 2. Farce, comic show. II. a. 1. Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable,… …
4clown — [n1] joking person 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, merryandrew, merrymaker, mime,… …
