jokester

noun

joke·​ster ˈjōk-stər How to pronounce jokester (audio)

Examples of jokester in a Sentence

hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script
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Nelson was known among his friends and family as a jokester. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025 Anthropologist James Scott, however, gives jokesters more political credit. Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025 Some of Mean Mule’s staff never understood why Evans, known for being a kind jokester, would take such a pose in the quaint room where brick mixed with the black walls. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2025 Holmes, 46, and Jackson, 47, played strong-willed tomboy Joey Potter and covertly complicated jokester Pacey Witter, respectively, throughout Dawson's Creek's six-season run on The WB. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jokester

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jokester was in 1877

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“Jokester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jokester. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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jokester

noun
joke·​ster ˈjōk-stər How to pronounce jokester (audio)
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