What does "clown" mean?
Clown: One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. The clown, the child of nature, without guile. Cowper.
Additional senses
- 2.The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc. The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere. Shak.
- 3.To act as a clown; -- with it [Obs.] Beclowns it properly indeed. B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-does-clown-mean
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00 · Modified: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00