<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: fool, clown, jester.</li><li>a person given to coarse or undignified joking.</li><li>Synonyms: boor.</li><li>a silly or foolish person: He has been shown to be a pompous, incompetent buffoon.</li></ul>