punster; bel esprit, life of the party; wit-snapper, wit-cracker, wit-
worm; joker, jester, Joe Miller†, drole de corps†, gaillard†, spark; bon
diable [Fr.]; practical joker.
buffoon, farceur [Fr.], merry-andrew, mime, tumbler, acrobat,
mountebank, charlatan, posturemaster†, harlequin, punch, pulcinella†,
scaramouch†, clown; wearer of the cap and bells, wearer of the motley;
motley fool; pantaloon, gypsy; jack-pudding, jack in the green, jack a
dandy; wiseacre, wise guy, smartass [Coll.]; fool &c 501.
zany, madcap; pickle-herring, witling†, caricaturist, grimacier†;
persifleur†.