jester

jester

noun

Definition of JESTER

1

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor <a gentle jester, the cartoonist more often tries to evoke a broad smile than a hearty guffaw>

Synonyms card, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit

Related Words comedienne, entertainer; banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, quipper, quipster, teaser, wisecracker; buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, zany; caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

2

a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks <the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester>

Synonyms jester, motley

Related Words buffoon, clown, comedian, comedienne, comic, cutup, droll, harlequin, joker, jokester, madcap, merry-andrew, vice, wag, zany; mime, mummer