Dictionary

jokester en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒoʊkstɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈd͡ʒəʊkstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from joke + -ster.

Meanings

1. A person who tells jokes; a joker.
   • Our uncle is always being a jokester and cracking jokes about how much he eats and makes messes.
   • Characters commenting on their own predicament as though they were the armchair jokesters of MST3K is almost never as smart as a film’s creative team thinks it is—something for which Urban Legend serves as Exhibit A. 2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2018:
2. A person who plays practical jokes; a prankster.
3. Jester, court jester.

Forms

Translations (15)

izh koiruin (person who tells jokes) · de Spaßmacher (person who tells jokes) · am ፌዘኛ (person who tells jokes) · hu mókamester (person who makes practical jokes) · fr rigolo (person who tells jokes) · hu udvaribolond (jester) · izh hirvihammas (person who tells jokes) · fr bouffon (jester) · mk шега́џија (person who tells jokes) · fr blagueur (person who tells jokes) · fr farceur (person who makes practical jokes) · izh šuutkuri (person who tells jokes) · de Witzbold (person who tells jokes) · mk сме́шник (person who tells jokes) · de Witzeerzähler (person who tells jokes)