[clown] n [prob. of LG origin; akin to Fris klonne clumsy fellow, OE clyne lump of metal] (1563) 1: farmer, countryman
2: a rude ill-bred person: boor 3 a: a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play); specif: a grotesquely dressed comedy performer in a circus b: a person who habitually plays the buffoon c: joker 1b
[2]clown vi (1599): to act as or like a clown