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/jes"teuhr/, n.1. a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.2. a professional fool or clown, esp. at a medieval court.[1325-75; ME gester. See GEST, -ER1]
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Jester — Jest er, n. [Cf. {Gestour}.] 1. A buffoon; a merry andrew; a court fool. [1913 Webster] This . . . was Yorick s skull, the king s jester. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. A person… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jester — mid 14c., jestour (Anglo Latin), late 14c., gestour a minstrel, professional reciter of romances, agent noun from gesten recite a tale, which was a jester s original function (see JEST (Cf. jest)). Sense of buffoon in a prince s court is from… … Etymology dictionary
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jester — [n] person who jokes, plays jokes actor, antic, banterer, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, cutup*, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, japer, joker, jokester, larker, life of the party*, madcap*, pantaloon, practical joker, prankster,… … New thesaurus
jester — ► NOUN historical ▪ a professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court … English terms dictionary
jester — [jes′tər] n. a person who jests; esp., a professional fool employed by a medieval ruler to amuse him … English World dictionary
Jester — Fool redirects here. For other uses, see Fool (disambiguation). Court Jester redirects here. For the film starring Danny Kaye, see The Court Jester. For other uses of Jester , see Jester (disambiguation). Depiction of a jester by William Merritt… … Wikipedia
jester — noun 1) historical a court jester Syn: fool, court fool, court jester, clown, harlequin, pantaloon; archaic buffoon, merry andrew 2) the class jester Syn: joker, clown, comedian, comic … Thesaurus of popular words
jester — n. a court jester * * * [ dʒestə] a court jester … Combinatory dictionary
