Thesaurus results for JOKESTER

jokester

noun

ˈjōk-stər

as in comedian

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor hired the hot new Hollywood jokester to write the sitcom script

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Recent Examples of jokester Sam, meanwhile, was a jokester much of the time but took his pilot training seriously. —

Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026 Interviewer, jokester, legal correspondent, amateur guitarist. —

Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Her All’s Fair costar Nash-Betts describes Taylor as serious about her craft but quite the jokester off set. —

Lindsey Underwood, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jokester

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comedian

Noun

Virtually every black comedian, and Bill Burr, was on hand to pay tribute to Eddie Murphy on Saturday night as he was awarded the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

— John Ross, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
Now Kocak is a writer, podcaster (Private Parts Unknown), and comedian who divides her time between Austin, Texas and Los Angeles.

— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026