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# buffoon

noun (buffoons)

«buffoon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who acts silly or clownish to make others laugh; a clown or fool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffoon/#m1)

### In the lessons

a performer who makes the crowd laugh in a show or contest

### Examples

- The buffoon grunted and squeaked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffoon/#x1)
- The buffoon stood alone on the platform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffoon/#x2)
- The crowd laughed at the buffoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffoon/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buffoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buffoon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buffoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffoon.html) on Mova free.