Definition of clown:

part of speech: noun

A rustic; boor; buffoon.

Common misspellings * :

• cown (33.3%)
• clow (55.6%)
• clon (11.1%)

Usage examples :

• " Thank you," answered the Clown "The Story of a Bold Tin Soldier", - Laura Lee Hope

• He saw the Calico Clown glancing sadly at him, and he noticed the Monkey on a Stick making funny faces at the boy. "The Story of a White Rocking Horse", - Laura Lee Hope

• Was it a gentleman's part to lead me on to play the clown "Montlivet", - Alice Prescott Smith

• The Jew became for him a sponge to be squeezed for money, and a clown to contribute to his brutal amusements. "The Haskalah Movement in Russia", - Jacob S. Raisin