MOTLEY FOOL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Synonyms:

fool; jester; motley fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("motley fool" is a kind of...):

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

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