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jokester

noun joke·ster \ˈjōk-stər\

: a person who tells or makes many jokes

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First Known Use of JOKESTER

1877

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Synonyms: card, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, jester, joker, humorist, wag, wit

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