Results for buffoon

Definitions of buffoon:

part of speech: noun

One who amuses by jests, grimaces, etc.: a clown.

part of speech: verb

To make ridiculous.

part of speech: noun

One who amuses others by low jests, antics, odd gestures, etc., as a clown.

Usage examples for buffoon:

• How well he played that difficult part of buffoon "Monsieur Lecoq", Emile Gaboriau

• Never was any Buffoon eloquent, or wise, or witty, or virtuous. "Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare", D. Nichol Smith

• The Senators gave way to bursts of laughter- those bursts of nature which it is often difficult to control- and a buffoon encouraged by the bad example of his betters, played some practical joke upon L. Postumius. "The Comic History of Rome", Gilbert Abbott Becket

• Each chamber had its treasurer, its buffoon and its standard- bearer for public processions. "Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete", John Lothrop Motley