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jester

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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 of jester

card, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, humorist, joker, jokester, wag, wit

Words Related to jester

comedienne, entertainer

banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, 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.

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Words Related to jester

buffoon, clown, comedian, comedienne, comic, cutup, droll, harlequin, joker, jokester, madcap, merry-andrew, vice, wag, zany

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