One who entertains or amuses people by stories, songs, buffoonery, tricks, etc.; a jester, buffoon. (Often used with implied contempt or…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performance of jester or comedian > [noun] > jester or comedian (73) jugglerc1175 One who entertains or amuses people by stories, songs, buffoonery, tricks, etc.; a jester, buffoon. (Often used with implied contempt or… foolc1300 A jester or clown, esp. one retained in a royal court or noble household as a source of casual entertainment, traditionally dressed in a… jangler1303 One who jangles. A chatterer, idle talker, or prater; a story-teller, a jester. Obsolete. fool sagec1330 A fool (fool, n.1 2a) or jester. ribald1340 A jester, player, or entertainer, esp. regarded as bawdy, vulgar, or dissolute (cf. sense A. 1a). Now rare (historical in later use). ape-ward1362 japer1377 One who japes or jokes; esp. a professional jester. Obsolete since 16th cent.; revived in 19th cent. sage fool1377 a jester or court fool. harlotc1390 A professional entertainer or performer; a jester, a fool; a comic storyteller. Obsolete. disporter?a1475 One who makes sport or jests; a jester, juggler. jocular?a1475 A professional jester or minstrel. joculatora1500 A professional jester, minstrel, or jongleur. jester?1518 A mimic, buffoon, or merry-andrew; any professed maker of amusement, esp. one maintained in a prince's court or nobleman's household. idiot1526 A man of low intelligence maintained as a source of amusement to others; a household or court fool; a professional fool or jester. Obsolete. scoffer1530 A jester, buffoon. Obsolete. sporter1531 A person who provides, or is inclined to engage in, amusement, diversion, or pleasure; spec. (originally Scottish) †a person who entertains or amuses… dizzardc1540 = disour, n.; a jester, a ‘fool’. vice1552 A character in a morality play representing one or other vice; hence, a stage jester or buffoon. antic1564 A performer who entertains others with buffoonery; a jester, a clown. Also figurative. Obsolete. bauble-bearer1568 a jester, a court fool (cf. sense 7a). scoggin1579 A coarse jester, a buffoon. buffoon1584 ‘A man whose profession is to make sport by low jests and antick postures’ (Johnson); a comic actor, clown; a jester, fool. archaic. pleasant1595 A jester, a clown, a fool. zany1596 A comic performer attending on a clown, acrobat, or mountebank, who imitates his master's acts in a ludicrously awkward way; a clown's or… baladine1599 A theatrical dancer; a mountebank, buffoon. clown1600 A fool or jester, as a stage-character (? originally representing a rustic buffoon), or (in Shakespeare) a retainer of a court or great house. fiddle1600 Applied to the player. transferred. One to whose music others dance; hence, a mirth-maker, jester. mimic1601 †A mime, a burlesque actor (obsolete); a person practising or skilled in mimicry, esp. one who imitates the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others… ape-carrier1615 mime1616 Classical History. A simple, usually farcical drama characterized by mimicry and the ludicrous representation of familiar types of character; the… mime-man1631 a mimic. merry man1648 A jester, a buffoon. Also as a proper name with Mister, Mr. Cf. merry-andrew, n. 1a. Now rare. tomfool1650 (The name of) a person who plays the part of a fool in a play or other performance; a clown, a buffoon; spec. a clown who performs with a team… pickle-herring1656 A clown, a buffoon. badine1670 A clown (used in extended use of a bird in quot.). puddingc1675 A fool or clown; = jack pudding, n. Obsolete. rare. merry-andrew1677 A person who entertains people with antics and buffoonery; a clown; a mountebank's assistant. mimical1688 An imitator; an actor. Obsolete. Tom Tram1688 the name of a character appearing in various popular tales and ballads as the epitome of a prankster or comical rogue. Monaghan1689 A clown, a fool. pickled herring1711 a herring preserved in vinegar or brine; also figurative (= pickle-herring, n. 2). ethologist1727 A person who portrays character by gestures; a mimic. Obsolete. court-foola1797 Tom1817 A familiar shortening of the male forename Thomas. In traditional Yorkshire sword dancing: a clown who performs with the dancers. Cf. tomfool, n. 2… mimer1819 A mimic, a buffoon or jester; a person who mimes. fun-maker1835 a comedian, a humorist; a jester, a joker. funny man1839 a male comic, comedian, or clown. mimester1846 = mime, n.1 3. comic1857 An entertainer who tells jokes, adopts a comic persona, or acts in a manner intended to make an audience laugh; (now esp.) a performer of stand-up… comedian1860 An entertainer who tells jokes, adopts a comic persona, or acts in a manner intended to make an audience laugh; (now esp.) a performer of stand-up… jokesman1882 A professional joker. comique1886 A comic actor or performer; a singer of comic songs. Joey1896 A clown. tummler1938 A person who amuses others with light-hearted jokes or clownish humour; a comic entertainer; esp. one employed at a hotel, holiday resort, etc… alternative comedian1981 a person who performs alternative comedy. Andrew- See merry-andrew, n. adj. Subcategories:— condition of (2) — ceremonial (5) — female (5) — stand-up (1) — supporting (1) — straight man (3) |
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