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 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 The 17-year-old boy killed on a Queens street was remembered Saturday as a happy jokester. —

Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jokester

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comedian

Noun

Alex Duong, a comedian, writer and actor based in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 42.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
The Bushnell has become Hartford’s big room for top-rank stand-up comedians.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026