Fool and Wag

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

Wag and fool are semantically related in clown topic. In some cases you can use "Wag" instead a noun "Fool".

Wag

Wag noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.
Usage example: some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal for the newspaper
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Synonyms for Wag

Fool and wag are semantically related in clown topic. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead a noun "Wag".

Common collocations

mother fool mother wag mother
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