fool

Meanings

• a person who lacks good judgment
• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
• make a fool or dupe of
• spend frivolously and unwisely
• fool or hoax
  • "You can't fool me!"
• indulge in horseplay
  • "The bored children were fooling about"

Synonyms

arse around, befool, chump, cod, dissipate, dupe, fall guy, fool around, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, gull, horse around, jester, mark, motley fool, mug, muggins, patsy, put on, put one across, put one over, sap, saphead, shoot, slang, soft touch, sucker, take in, tomfool