jester

Speech parts

1. jester - Noun

2. Jester - Proper noun

Meaning

A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.

A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fool clown buffoon joker comic comedian entertainer humorist prankster wit merry-andrew motley fool court jester court fool dag
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Antonyms

drag killjoy wiseman grinch tragedian Renaissance woman
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Hypernyms

clown buffoon goof goofball

Examples

I'm the out-of-court jester who won't settle, I up the vigilante, I'm a law unto myself but break it anyway! I made a forced landing on the Moebius Strip and now I want to know, which side are you on? Bob Black

Somewhere back at the beginning I was chosen to be Jester, and there is only one Jester at a time in Diaspar. Most people think that is one too many. Arthur C. Clarke

As for myself, I am simply Hop-Frog, the jester - and this is my last jest. Edgar Allan Poe

Although according to certain philosophers it is quite difficult to distinguish the jester from the melancholic, life itself being a comic drama or a dramatic comedy. Comte de Lautreamont

Never try to be more foolish than the jester. Yiddish Proverb

In the presence of princes the cleverest jester is mute. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

jest at jestbook jestee jestful jestfully jestfulness