Joker vs. Pierrot — What's the Difference?

A person who is fond of joking.

Pierrot ( PEER-oh, US also PEE-ə-roh, PEE-ə-ROH, French: [pjɛʁo] (listen)) is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne; the name is a diminutive of Pierre (Peter), via the suffix -ot. His character in contemporary popular culture—in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall—is that of the sad clown, often pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.

A playing card, typically bearing the figure of a jester, used in some games as a wild card.

A character in French pantomime, dressed in a floppy white outfit.

A clause unobtrusively inserted in a bill or document and affecting its operation in a way not immediately apparent.

Alternative form of Pierrot

One who tells or plays jokes.

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings.

An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.

(historical) An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves.

(Informal) An annoying or inept person

A male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face

(Games) A playing card, usually printed with a picture of a jester, used in certain games as the highest-ranking card or as a wild card.

A clause that is included in a legislative bill or a contract in order to render the bill or contract inoperative or oppressive in some respect while appearing to be innocuous until the harm has been done.

An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.

A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.

A person who makes jokes.

(slang) A funny person.

A jester.

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.

A man.

A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.

(military) A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.

One who makes jokes or jests.

See Best bower, under 2d Bower.

An extra card usually included in a deck of playing cards, having the same design as the others on the back, but on the face having a picture of a jester. It is not included in the deck used in most games, but in certain games may be included and then takes on a special value, such as the highest-valued card, or a wild card.

A clause placed in a document, such as a contract or a piece of legislation, not itself appearing significant, but in a subtle way substantially changing the effect of the document.

Any fact or condition which is unknown or not apparent, which reverses an apparently advantageous position; a kicker.

A person; a fellow; a chap; - usually used in a mildly disparaging sense; as, who's the joker who left the ice cream on the table?.

A person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

A person who does something thoughtless or annoying;