merry andrew in English

noun
1
a person who entertains others by means of comic antics; a clown.
This is similar to the definition of a ‘Jester’ who is also known as a ‘buffoon, or a merry andrew .’
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1. Buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew

2. No Merry Andrew, to stir up the multitude with jests, perhaps hundreds of years old, but still effective, by their appeals to the very broadest sources of mirthful sympathy.

3. • A Buffoon is a merry-andrew, a clown, a jester • A person given to coarse or undignified joking • A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior • A man who makes a …

4. N Buffoon A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.; a Buffoon Characteristic of, or like, a Buffoon