jestee en · NOUN
Etymology
From jest + -ee.
Meanings
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The individual who is the subject of a joke.
1759-67, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy The mortgager and mortgagee differ the one from the other, not more in length of purse, than the jester and jestee do in that of memory.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jestees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |