1
2
: a playing card added to a pack as a wild card or as the highest-ranking card
3
a(1)
: an ambiguous or apparently immaterial clause inserted in a legislative bill to make it inoperative or uncertain in some respect
(2)
: an unsuspected, misleading, or misunderstood clause, phrase, or word in a document that nullifies or greatly alters it
b
: something (such as an expedient or stratagem) held in reserve to gain an end or escape from a predicament
c
: an unsuspected or not readily apparent fact, factor, or condition that thwarts or nullifies a seeming advantage
Examples of joker in a Sentence
Jokers are wild in this game.
I can't believe I let that joker beat me.
Some joker hit our car.
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Yet Mitchell Robinson, ever the joker, can’t make up his mind.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Hayden Christensen as Jake Hill Conley Hayden Christensen played Jake Hill Conley, another neighborhood boy known for being a practical joker.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
His winning cards were a 6, 7, 9, 10, jack and a queen with a joker acting as an 8.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
But while this car-loving cult figure will be back pitching again in 2025 after a 2-year hiatus, having mended his left shoulder, Ohtani is well-known in baseball circles as a car lover, a practical joker and a philanthropist.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
Hayden Christensen as Jake Hill Conley Hayden Christensen played Jake Hill Conley, another neighborhood boy known for being a practical joker.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
His winning cards were a 6, 7, 9, 10, jack and a queen with a joker acting as an 8.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
But while this car-loving cult figure will be back pitching again in 2025 after a 2-year hiatus, having mended his left shoulder, Ohtani is well-known in baseball circles as a car lover, a practical joker and a philanthropist.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joker. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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joker
noun
jok·er
ˈjō-kər 
1
: a person who jokes
2
: an extra card used in some card games
3
: a hidden or misleading part of an agreement that works to one party's disadvantage : catch
4
: human being, fellow
especially
: an obnoxious or incompetent person
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