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Definitions for Pantaloon
[1] pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
[2] (usually initial capital letter ) Also Pan·ta·lo·ne [pan-tl-oh -ney, pahn-; Italian pahn-tah-law -ne] /ˌpæn tlˈoʊ neɪ, ˌpɑn-; Italian ˌpɑn tɑˈlɔ nɛ/ . (in commedia dell'arte) a foolish old Venetian merchant, usually the head of a household, generally lascivious and frequently deceived in the course of lovers' intrigues.
[3] (in the modern pantomime) a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown.
[4] (in pantomime) an absurd old man, the butt of the clown's tricks
[5] (usually capital) (in commedia dell'arte) a lecherous old merchant dressed in pantaloons
Words related to Pantaloon
jokester, clown, trousers, underpants, shorts, knickers, fool, madcap, trickster, antic, harlequin, wag, actor, joker, wit, comedian, buffoon, comic, humorist
Words nearby Pantaloon
pant-, pantagraph, pantagruel, pantalets, pantalgia, pantaloon, pantaloons, pantechnicon, pantelleria, panth, panthalassa
Origin of Pantaloon
1580–90; < Middle French Pantalon < Upper Italian (Venetian ) Pantalone nickname for a Venetian, variant of Pantaleone, name of a 4th-century saint once a favorite of the Venetians
Word origin for Pantaloon
C16: from French Pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, local nickname for a Venetian, probably from San Pantaleone, a fourth-century Venetian saint
Synonyms for Pantaloon
clown, jokester, actor, antic, buffoon, card, comedian, comic, fool, harlequin, humorist, joker, madcap, prankster, trickster, wag, wit, banterer, cutup, droll, japer, larker, life of the party, practical joker, quipster, standup comic, wisecracker