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Definition of jester in English: jesternoun ˈdʒɛstəˈdʒɛstər historical 1A professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre. Example sentencesExamples - The character has a variety of origins, from the medieval court jester to the licensed clown of the Feast of Fools.
- Being mad as a porphyric hatter, evidently, monarchy just went along with those jolly court jesters, and then damned the resulting tea party.
- The gray-furred Child laughed, cavorting around the confused guards like a court jester in a medieval kingdom.
- Like the jester at a medieval court whose caperings and quips recalled the king to sanity, he aimed only to remind the world of its duty.
- Adamson's Feste sings well and impresses as a talented professional court jester, but misses the deeper, darker tones of the part.
Synonyms fool, court fool, court jester clown, harlequin, pantaloon archaic buffoon, merry andrew, merryman, motley - 1.1 A person who habitually plays the fool.
Example sentencesExamples - So the emperor granted his request and decreed that one day in the year would be set aside for fools and jesters to rule.
- Children clowned around with a jester at a fun workshop on April Fool's Day.
- Many jesters and fools spoke a gibberish language called Grammelot that was first described over 500 years ago.
- Samis are often stereotyped as the comical helpers of Santa Claus or, even more negatively, as drunken fools or jesters.
- Princess Maria and Prince Ron manage their Duchy well, but it is also the dumping ground for jesters, knaves and fools.
Synonyms joker, comedian, comic, humorist, wag, wit, funny man/woman, prankster, jokester, clown, buffoon, character informal card, case, caution, hoot, scream, laugh, kidder, wisecracker, riot, barrel of laughs Australian/New Zealand informal hard case
Rhymes arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester Definition of jester in US English: jesternounˈjestərˈdʒɛstər historical 1A professional joker or “fool” at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock scepter. Example sentencesExamples - Like the jester at a medieval court whose caperings and quips recalled the king to sanity, he aimed only to remind the world of its duty.
- Adamson's Feste sings well and impresses as a talented professional court jester, but misses the deeper, darker tones of the part.
- The gray-furred Child laughed, cavorting around the confused guards like a court jester in a medieval kingdom.
- The character has a variety of origins, from the medieval court jester to the licensed clown of the Feast of Fools.
- Being mad as a porphyric hatter, evidently, monarchy just went along with those jolly court jesters, and then damned the resulting tea party.
Synonyms fool, court fool, court jester - 1.1 A person who habitually plays the fool.
Example sentencesExamples - So the emperor granted his request and decreed that one day in the year would be set aside for fools and jesters to rule.
- Many jesters and fools spoke a gibberish language called Grammelot that was first described over 500 years ago.
- Princess Maria and Prince Ron manage their Duchy well, but it is also the dumping ground for jesters, knaves and fools.
- Children clowned around with a jester at a fun workshop on April Fool's Day.
- Samis are often stereotyped as the comical helpers of Santa Claus or, even more negatively, as drunken fools or jesters.
Synonyms joker, comedian, comic, humorist, wag, wit, funny man, funny woman, prankster, jokester, clown, buffoon, character
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