actor β An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
banana β Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
buffoon β If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
card β A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
clown β A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
comedian β A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
comic β If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
wag β to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
wit β the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
cutup β a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
droll β amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
farceur β a writer or director of or actor in farce.
funster β a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
jokesmith β (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
kidder β to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.