Noun: merry andrew
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- A person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviour
"The merry andrew entertained children at the fair with his silly antics";
- clown, buffoon, goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], droll [archaic]
- (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
- Saint Andrew, St. Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle
Derived forms: Andrews
Type of: Apostle, comedian, comic, funnyman, saint
Encyclopedia: Merry andrew
Andrew, Lord Robathan