joker

jok·er

J0058900 (jō′kər)n.1. a. One who tells or plays jokes.b. An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.c. Informal An annoying or inept person: Some joker is blocking my driveway.2. Games A playing card, usually printed with a picture of a jester, used in certain games as the highest-ranking card or as a wild card.3. A clause that is included in a legislative bill or a contract in order to render the bill or contract inoperative or oppressive in some respect while appearing to be innocuous until the harm has been done.4. An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.5. A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.

joker

(ˈdʒəʊkə) n1. a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner2. slang often derogatory a person: who does that joker think he is?. 3. (Card Games) an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect

jok•er

(ˈdʒoʊ kər)

n. 1. a person who jokes. 2. one of two extra playing cards in a pack, usu. imprinted with the figure of a jester, used in some games as the highest card or as a wild card. 3. a seemingly minor clause or expression inserted in a legal document, legislative bill, etc., to change its effect. 4. an unexpected or final element that completely changes or reverses a situation or result. 5. an expedient for getting the better of someone. 6. Informal. a person considered unworthy of respect. 7. a prankster or wise guy. [1720–30]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.joker - a person who enjoys telling or playing jokesjokestercomedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

2.joker - a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"turkeydisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

3.joker - an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

4.joker - a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jesterplaying card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

joker

noun comedian, comic, wit, clown, wag, kidder (informal), jester, dag (N.Z. informal), prankster, buffoon, trickster, humorist He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.

joker

nounA person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter:clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, jokester, quipster, wag, wit, zany.Informal: card.

Translations

爱开玩笑的人王牌百搭纸牌中可当任何点数用的一张

joke

(dʒəuk) noun1. anything said or done to cause laughter. He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost. 笑話 笑话2. something that causes laughter or amusement. The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish. 笑料 笑料 verb1. to make a joke or jokes. They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards. 開玩笑 开玩笑2. to talk playfully and not seriously. Don't be upset by what he said – he was only joking. 說笑 开玩笑ˈjoker noun1. in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games. (撲克牌)鬼牌 （纸牌）百搭，王牌 2. a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc. 愛開玩笑的人 爱开玩笑的人ˈjokingly adverbHe looked out at the rain and jokingly suggested a walk. 開玩笑地 开玩笑地it's no joke it is a serious or worrying matter. It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank. 不是鬧著玩的 不是开玩笑的事joking apart/aside let us stop joking and talk seriously. I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend – but, joking apart, I do need a rest! 言歸正傳 言归正传take a joke to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself. The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke. 經得起玩笑 经得起开玩笑