Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comedian
• humorist
• entertainer
• funnyman
• droll
• jester
• joker
• farceur
• comic
• wag
• card
• clown
• wit
• gagger
• comedienne
• prankster
• gagman
• gagster
• kidder
• buffoon
• wisecracker
• knockabout
• fool
• cutup
• quipster
• practical joker
• satirist
• parodist
• zany
• caricaturist
• harlequin
• teaser
• banterer
• quipper
• lampooner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jokester

One of my friends is a true jokester, which did not resonate well with another friend. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

Bizarre behavior, sure, but LeBron is known as a bit of a jokester, so no harm, no foul here. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Our actual political landscape, in which government officials are adding journalists to top-secret group chats or running around in wrong-sized shoes as a form of flattery, has too far superseded anything even the most cutting jokester could ever have dreamed up. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026

And, of course, radio jokester and provocateur Stern. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026