joker
noun /ˈdʒəʊkə(r)/
/ˈdʒəʊkər/
Idioms - a person who likes making jokes or doing silly things to make people laugh
- He’s always been a bit of a joker.
- (informal) a person that you think is stupid because they annoy you
- an extra playing card that is used in some card games, usually as a wild cardTopics Games and toysc2
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: from the verb joke + -er.
Idioms
the joker in the pack
- a person or thing that could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted