Clown meaning: Definition of clown noun from the

Definition of clown noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. an entertainer who wears funny clothes and a large red nose and does silly things to make people laugh. (figurative) Robert was always the class clown (= he did silly things to make the other students laugh). If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. He was laughing, the clown of the twosome. : a rude and often stupid person. : a performer (as in a play or circus) who usually wears funny clothes and makeup and tries to make people laugh. Nglish: Translation of clown for Spanish Speakers. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about clown . Love words? Need even more definitions? CLOWN meaning : 1 : someone who performs in a circus, who wears funny clothes and makeup, and who tries to make people laugh sometimes used before another noun; 2 : someone who often does funny things to make people laugh