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Noun: motley fool  mót-lee fool
  1. A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
    - jester, fool

Derived forms: motley fools

Type of: buffoon, clown, droll [archaic], goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], merry andrew [archaic]