jokester

noun

joke·​ster ˈjōk-stər 

: joker sense 1

Synonyms of jokester

• comedian

Examples of jokester in a Sentence

hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script

Recent Examples on the Web

One of my friends is a true jokester, which did not resonate well with another friend. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

And, of course, radio jokester and provocateur Stern. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Bizarre behavior, sure, but LeBron is known as a bit of a jokester, so no harm, no foul here. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

There are Jewish jokes and Jewish jokesters and Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

jokester

noun

joke·​ster ˈjōk-stər 

: joker sense 1