1clown 
/ˈklaʊn/ noun
plural clowns /ˈklaʊn/ noun [count] 1 : someone who performs in a circus, who wears funny clothes and makeup, and who tries to make people laugh
▪ a circus clown ▪ Those big shoes make you look like a clown! ▪ a rodeo clown [=a person in a rodeo who dresses like a circus clown] — sometimes used before another noun ▪ She came dressed in a clown suit/costume. ▪ a big red clown nose 2 : someone who often does funny things to make people laugh
▪ His classmates remember him as the class clown. [=a student who tried to make other students laugh] ▪ He was always playing the clown. [=trying to make people laugh] 3 informal : a rude or stupid person
▪ Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road? ▪ those clowns at the state capital
▪ a circus clown ▪ Those big shoes make you look like a clown! ▪ a rodeo clown [=a person in a rodeo who dresses like a circus clown] — sometimes used before another noun ▪ She came dressed in a clown suit/costume. ▪ a big red clown nose
▪ His classmates remember him as the class clown. [=a student who tried to make other students laugh] ▪ He was always playing the clown. [=trying to make people laugh]
▪ Who's the clown standing in the middle of the road? ▪ those clowns at the state capital
