Meaning

• Noun

  1. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
  2. A person who acts in a silly fashion.
  3. A stupid or badly-behaved person.
  4. (obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
  5. (obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.
  6. A clownfish.

• Verb