as in comedians
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 jokesters
Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes.
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
The Harvard jokesters’ ad noted that a $10 million reward is being offered for the return of the 13 missing masterpieces that were taken from the Boston museum 35 years ago.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokesters
comedians
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But those three comedians sound practically like Rakim or Eminem next to the vast majority of 1980s Chicago Bears players, who were also forced to do a line dance.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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The no-frills series put singers, comedians, dancers and other performers head-to-head and helped launch future stars like Britney Spears long before viral auditions and fan voting.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Jokesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokesters. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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