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plural of joker
Synonyms & Antonyms of jokers
1
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
- he's the joker of the family, always making us laugh
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2
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
- just ignore that joker and his rude comments
Synonyms for jokers
- bastards,
- beasts,
- bleeders
- [British],
- blighters
- [chiefly British],
- boors,
- bounders,
- buggers,
- buzzards,
- cads,
- chuffs,
- churls,
- clowns,
- creeps,
- cretins,
- cruds
- [slang],
- crumbs
- [slang],
- curs,
- dirtbags
- [slang],
- dogs,
- finks,
- heels,
- hounds,
- jerks,
- louses,
- louts,
- pills,
- rat finks,
- rats,
- reptiles,
- rotters,
- schmucks
- [slang],
- scumbags
- [slang],
- scums,
- scuzzballs
- [slang],
- skunks
- (also skunk),
- sleazebags
- [slang],
- sleazeballs
- [slang],
- sleazes,
- slimeballs
- [slang],
- slimes,
- slobs,
- snakes,
- so-and-sos
- (or so-and-so's),
- sods
- [chiefly British],
- stinkards,
- stinkers,
- swine,
- toads,
- varmints,
- vermin
Words Related to jokers
- lowlifes
- (also lowlives),
- miscreants,
- rascals,
- rogues,
- roughnecks,
- scabs,
- scamps,
- scoundrels,
- villains,
- wretches
- boobies,
- doofuses
- (also dufuses)
- [slang],
- fools,
- jackasses,
- nincompoops,
- ninnies,
- nits
- [chiefly British],
- nitwits,
- nuts,
- schmoes
- [slang]
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3
an adult male human being
- sat at the bar next to some poor joker who had just lost his job
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4
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
- read the contract carefully before signing to make sure there aren't any jokers
Synonyms for jokers
- booby traps,
- catch-22's
- (or catch-22s),
- catches,
- gimmicks,
- gotchas,
- hitches,
- land mines,
- pitfalls,
- snags
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“Jokers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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