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Synonyms for pierrot


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pee-uh-roh; French pye-roh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpi əˈroʊ; French pyɛˈroʊ

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Définition of pierrot

Origin :
  • stock character in French pantomime, in English, "a buffoon," from French Pierrot, diminutive of Pierre; considered a typical name of a French peasant.
  • As in clown : noun joking person
Example sentences :
  • The whole company, pressing after Pierrot, abandoned itself to laughter.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "That is the delusion proper to Pierrot," said Pantaloon, contemptuously.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Violently he shook off the restraining hand of Pierrot who sat on his left.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • After a tedious hour of expectation, Pierrot made his appearance.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • That was the genius of poets like Dowson, and pierrot was the master of them all.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • Pierrot of the glass, with the hours dripping away in fine, gold rain.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • Pierrot only repeated what he had said, and laughed and giggled inanely.
  • Extract from : « Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches » by Maurice Baring
  • Or had she slipped in through the door during my banter with the pierrot?
  • Extract from : « The Gray Nun » by Nataly Von Eschstruth
  • It was immediately decided that they must get rid of Pierrot.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • Paul le Grand is to promenade among the company, dressed as Pierrot.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
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