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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These jokers are still just hanging out and having the same old drinking parties.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Those who crave the thrill of a victory may embody the competitor.
Bigger, bolder personalities may shine as jokers, always fooling around, or as storytellers, bringing imagination to life.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Those who crave the thrill of a victory may embody the competitor.
Bigger, bolder personalities may shine as jokers, always fooling around, or as storytellers, bringing imagination to life.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Joker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joker. Accessed 29 May. 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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