Motley fool
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A court jester; a jester.
"A fool, a fool! I met a fool i’ th’ forest, / A motley fool. A miserable world!"
- 2 a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages wordnet
Example
More examples"A fool, a fool! I met a fool i’ th’ forest, / A motley fool. A miserable world!"
Etymology
From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).