Clown vs Comedian - What's the difference?
clown | comedian |
A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick.
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
(UK) A stupid person.
(obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
(obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
* Cowper
(en noun) (feminine: comedienne )
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
(by extension) Any person who is characteristically humorous or amusing.
A writer of comedy.
As nouns the difference between comedian and clown
is that comedian is an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes while clown is a performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick.As a verb clown is
to act in a silly fashion.clown
English
Noun
(wikipedia clown) (en noun)- (Sir Philip Sidney)
- The clown , the child of nature, without guile.
Synonyms
* (performance artist working in a circus) * (person who acts in a silly fashion) buffoon, foolDerived terms
* clown doctor * clownfish * clownishDerived terms
* clown about (British) * clown aroundSee also
* coulrophobia * jester * jackpudding ----comedian
English
Noun
(wikipedia comedian)- (Milton)