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fool

/fuːl/
noun

  1. A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    "The village fool threw his own shoes down the well."

  2. A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

  3. Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

Synonymsjester, joker, gobshite
verb

  1. To trick; to deceive

  2. To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

adjective

  1. Foolish.

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