jester en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.
Meanings
-
One who jests, jokes or teases.
As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF.
2025 February 26, Roy Rivenburg, “Nellie Bowles of The Free Press punctures pretension left and right”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jesters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
harlequin (person who amused a medieval court) · pantaloon (person who amused a medieval court) · court jester · Merry Andrew · pickle-herring
Relateds
bauble · coxcomb · juggler · tumbler · laughingstock · acrobat · jest · motley
Synonyms
jestress · fiddle · joculator · jester · motley fool · fool · joculatrix · railleur · buffoon (one who jokes) · buffoon (court entertainer) · joker · clown · merryman
Translations (42)
mk шега́џија (one who jests) · lt klounas (one who jests) · be жартаўні́к (one who jests) · fi vitsiniekka (one who jests) · uk жартівни́к (one who jests) · de Spaßmacherin (one who jests) · be жарто́ўнік (one who jests) · de Clown (one who jests) · ps ټوکي (one who jests) · pl błazen (one who jests) · ru остря́к (one who jests) · ka მასხარა (one who jests) · gl alvardán (one who jests) · mk сме́шник (one who jests) · ka ოხუნჯი (one who jests) · de Clownin (one who jests) · de Hampelmann (one who jests) · ru шутни́к (one who jests) · es truhán (one who jests) · fr plaisantin (one who jests) · de Narr (one who jests) · de Spaßmacher (one who jests) · bg шегоби́ец (one who jests) · cs šašek (one who jests) · eo amuzanto (one who jests) · ka ტაკიმასხარა (one who jests) · gl bufón (one who jests) · sv gycklare (one who jests) · mi kiri hangareka (one who jests) · ota لطیفهجی (one who jests) · ru шутни́ца (one who jests) · la balatrō (one who jests) · uk жартівни́ця (one who jests) · fi vitsailija (one who jests) · pt brincalhão (one who jests) · grc γελωτοποιός (one who jests) · mk шего́биец (one who jests) · ar بَهْلُول (one who jests) · ka ხუმარა (one who jests) · uk жарту́н (one who jests) · gl arlequín (one who jests) · de Hampelfrau (one who jests)