rodeo clown
Bull-distracting entertainer
A rodeo clown is a performer who distracts bulls after riders are thrown, protecting fallen cowboys from being trampled or gored.
The role combines athletic danger with comedic entertainment—rodeo clowns wear bright costumes and makeup, joke with audiences between events, and dive into barrels when bulls charge.
The rodeo clown drew the bull away just in time.
Fortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- daringAdventurous courage
- gutsEntrails or boldness
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
valor · heroism · gallantry · audacity · boldness · pluck · resilience · fortitude
Thing diverting one's attention
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- lureThing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
feint · diversion · charging · horns · dodge · scramble · escape · rescue
One who entertains audiences
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- barrelmanMast-top lookout sailor
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- emceeCeremony host
announcer · intermission · act · routine · audience · spectacle · applause · laughter
Exaggerated physical humor
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
tumbling · physical comedy · mugging · pantomime · exaggeration · timing · stunts · improvisation
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- dirtLoose dry earth
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
pen · livestock · bucking · bronc · facepaint · suspenders · oversized shoes · protective vest
courage
Fortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- daringAdventurous courage
- gutsEntrails or boldness
nerve · valor · heroism · gallantry · audacity · boldness · pluck · resilience · fortitude · quick-thinking
distraction
Thing diverting one's attention
misdirection · feint · diversion · charging · horns · dodge · scramble · escape · rescue · shield
performer
One who entertains audiences
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- barrelmanMast-top lookout sailor
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
emcee · announcer · intermission · act · routine · audience · spectacle · applause · laughter · tradition
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
pratfall · tumbling · physical comedy · mugging · pantomime · exaggeration · timing · stunts · improvisation · horseplay
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
gates · pen · livestock · bucking · bronc · facepaint · suspenders · oversized shoes · protective vest · makeup
- rodeo jobsheader, heeler, pickup man, barrel man
- clownsbozo, sad face, painted smile, face paint, greasepaint
- rodeobull riding, bareback riding, bronc riding, calf roping, team roping
- Western Rodeobull riding, bareback riding, barrel racing, calf roping, bronc riding
- rodeo performersbull rider, bronc rider, bareback rider, barrel racer, bulldogger
- equestrian artsdressage, passage, pirouette, capriole, Lipizzaner
rodeo clowncoward
Person lacking bravery
scared · frightened · timid · fearful · craven
rodeo clownmatador
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
bullfighter · torero · toreador · picador · banderillero
clown, rodeo, clowning, clowns, rodeos, clownish, clowned, clownishness, clownishly