Morpheme
Clown
Type
free base
Denotation
man of rustic or coarse manners, boor, peasant
Etymology
Early Modern English clowne, cloyne; of unknown origin
Evidence
assclown, clown, clownage, clowndom, clowned, clownery, clowness, clownfish, clowning, clownish, clownishly, clownism, clownless, clownlike, clownly, clownology, clownophobia, clowns, clownship, clownstep
