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Definition of joker
1a : a person given to joking : wagb : fellow, guy; especially : an insignificant, obnoxious, or incompetent person a shame to let a joker like this win — Harold Robbins
2 : a playing card added to a pack as a wild card or as the highest-ranking card
3a (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 itb : something (such as an expedient or stratagem) held in reserve to gain an end or escape from a predicamentc : an unsuspected or not readily apparent fact, factor, or condition that thwarts or nullifies a seeming advantage
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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.
Recent Examples of joker from the Web
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But what these same jokers like to forget is that the state’s right debate itself ... stemmed from certain states wanting to own black people as slaves.
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Which, in layman’s terms, means many jokers and viewers in its orbit are delusional.
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A fight against a massive troll named Bruz the Chopper who, once dominated, turned into an amenable joker with an Australian accent.
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Elon Musk’s perpetual joker grin is probably a little wider today.
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Care packages filled with whoopee cushions and fake spiders would have kept these jokers in business all summer.
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Some joker vandal in the night had jumped the chain link fence, scaled the billboard’s spine, and spray-painted a fairly decent rendition of Mickey Mouse on his billboard sign.
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And today’s parting shot took great offense to the fact some joker put Senzatela and Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the same sentence, because Senzatela’s fifth victory of the season tied him for the National League lead with Kershaw.
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One day, as the ship sailed toward Japan, Nowatzki and a buddy of his went from jokers to jokees.
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First Known Use of joker
circa 1726
JOKER Defined for English Language Learners
joker
playDefinition of joker for English Language Learners
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: a person who tells or makes many jokes
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: an extra card used in some card games usually as a wild card
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: an annoying, stupid, or offensive person
JOKER Defined for Kids
joker
playDefinition of joker for Students
1 : a person who says or does things to make others laugh
2 : an extra card used in some card games
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