CLOWN

I. noun Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian klönne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal Date: 1563 farmer , countryman , a rude ill-bred person ; boor , 3. a fool, jester, or comedian in an entertainment (as a play), a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoon, joker 1b, II. intransitive verb Date: 1599 to act as or like a ~