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jester
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of JESTER
1
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor <a gentle jester, the cartoonist more often tries to evoke a broad smile than a hearty guffaw>
Synonyms card, comedian, comic, droll, farceur, funnyman, gagger, gagman, gagster, jester, joker, jokester, wag, wit
Related Words comedienne, entertainer; banterer, cutup, kidder, knockabout, practical joker, prankster, quipper, quipster, teaser, wisecracker; buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, zany; caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist
2
a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks <the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester>
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