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jest·er
 jester
- pronunciation:
- je
st
 r
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noun |
| definition 1: |
someone who habitually jokes or acts playfully.
- synonyms:
- comedian, joker, wag
- similar words:
- buffoon, character, clown, comic, cutup, kidder, prankster, punster, quipster, wit
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| definition 2: |
in the European Middle Ages, someone hired, esp. by a noble, to tell jokes and, often, to make fun of court life.
- synonyms:
- fool
- similar words:
- buffoon, clown, merry-andrew
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| related words: |
comedian, zany |
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