Definition of "fool" []

• One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding. (noun)
• One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have quit my job. (noun)
• One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I had won. (noun)
• Informal A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity: a dancing fool; a fool for skiing. (noun)
• A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You know, 'fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.'"
• "He removed the bandage from the part, and asked, "what fool had tied it up so clumsily;" _the fool_, as he well knew, being the house surgeon at his side."
• "I've been a damn 'fool if you want to know -- the biggest, damnedest fool on the face of creation."