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a gentle jester, the cartoonist more often tries to evoke a broad smile than a hearty guffaw
the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester
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And every year some 200 Renaissance fairs are held across dozens of US states and Canada, where participants come dressed as knights, jesters, damsels, pirates or even goblins, wizards, witches and fairies.
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
These people are clowns, jesters, fools in the medieval sense.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
These people are clowns, jesters, fools in the medieval sense.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for jester
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“Jester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jester. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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jester
noun
jest·er
ˈjes-tər 
1
: fool entry 1 sense 2
court jester
2
: a person given to jests
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