Fool
Fool noun - A person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks.
Usage example: a king's fool could get away with saying things that others in the palace couldn't
Mummer
Mummer noun - An actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements.
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Synonyms for Mummer
Fool and mummer are semantically related in joking person topic. You can use "Fool" instead a noun "Mummer".
Both words in one sentence
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In short: you're rather better off being a mime, mummer or fool than a bard; wandering or not.
Source: Wandering Minstrel
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