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as in comedians
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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as in clowns
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
just ignore that joker and his rude comments
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as in risks
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
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Recent Examples of jokers
Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
So Porter is now the guy the State Police have supposedly doing a deep dive on the clowns, grifters and assorted gender-bending jokers that Maura Healey hands six-figure hack sinecures to — judicial nominees, college presidents, the heads of the veterans’ homes, etc.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
So Porter is now the guy the State Police have supposedly doing a deep dive on the clowns, grifters and assorted gender-bending jokers that Maura Healey hands six-figure hack sinecures to — judicial nominees, college presidents, the heads of the veterans’ homes, etc.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokers
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Suffice to say, the comedians are soon way over their head and find themselves in the middle of a war between rival gangs.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Instead, the show features Allen and a rotating panel of comedians who tell jokes and riff on more universal topics.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The four paintings are Joan Miró’s Composition (1953), Maurice Utrillo’s Maison de rendez-vous de chasse de Henri IV, rue Saint-Vincent, Montmartre (1934), Balthus’s Etude pour femme couchée (1948), and Pablo Picasso’s L’Ecuyere et les clowns (1961).—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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And in the past, our foundation has always been three- and four-year guys.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Panettiere gave a photo of her firefighter dad pride of place in her childhood bedroom, surrounded by the other guys from his house.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Analysts have raised concerns about concentration risks in South Korea's stock market, with an overreliance on a small group of companies raising the risk of volatility and vulnerability to geopolitical shocks, including a slowdown in data-center spending.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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For a generation of homeowners, China’s housing crisis has shown that even property investment has its risks.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Would both of you gentlemen vote for that?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The final scene of The Trial describes the execution of Kafka’s protagonist by two impatient gentlemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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All three of these Yakima racks use trailer hitches for mounting, rather than suction, roof racks, or your rear door.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
13 May 2026
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But her journey hasn’t been without a few hitches.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Adult males and females both develop wings during the breeding season.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Because teams are deciding whether to devote millions of dollars and precious roster spots to occasionally unreliable males in their early twenties, much of a scout’s work is akin to investigative reporting.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Jokers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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