Frequency rank: 47,983. – 49,016.
- professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoonsee also 幇間【ほうかん】
- flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
- flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
This meaning refers to someone who entertains others, often through humor or performance, and is typically found in a variety of entertainment settings.
He got a big laugh at the party as a professional entertainer.
This meaning refers to someone who excessively praises or flatters others, often to gain favor or advantage, typically in social or professional contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
たいこもち太鼓持ちをするto act as a sycophantたいこもち太鼓持ちとしてはたらく働くto work as a jesterあのひとあの人はたいこもち太鼓持ちだthat person is a flattererたいこもち太鼓持ちのようなふるまい振る舞いbehaviors like a buffoonたいこもち太鼓持ちをやとう雇うto hire a professional entertainerたいこもち太鼓持ちぶんか文化culture of sycophantsたいこもち太鼓持ちてき的なたいど態度sycophantic attitudeたいこもち太鼓持ちのげいにん芸人entertainer or comedian who is a jesterいべんとイベントでたいこもち太鼓持ちをみかける見かけるto see a jester at an event