Pantaloon

Other forms: Pantaloons

Definitions of Pantaloon
  1. noun
    a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
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    buffoon, clown
    a rude or vulgar fool
  2. noun
    a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
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    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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