"jester" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jester.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jesters [plural], jestress [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gestour}} Middle English gestour, {{suffix|en|jest|er|id2=agent noun}} jest + -er Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|jesters|feminine|jestress}} jester (plural jesters, feminine jestress)
  1. One who jests, jokes or teases. Synonyms (one who jokes): buffoon Translations (one who jests): γελωτοποιός (gelōtopoiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), жартаўні́к (žartaŭník) [masculine] (Belarusian), жарто́ўнік (žartóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), шегобиец (šegobiec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), šašek [masculine] (Czech), amuzanto (Esperanto), vitsailija (Finnish), vitsiniekka (Finnish), plaisantin [masculine] (French), alvardán [masculine] (Galician), bufón [masculine] (Galician), arlequín [masculine] (Galician), ხუმარა (xumara) (Georgian), მასხარა (masxara) (Georgian), ოხუნჯი (oxunǯi) (Georgian), ტაკიმასხარა (ṭaḳimasxara) (Georgian), Spaßmacher [masculine] (German), Spaßmacherin [feminine] (German), Clown [masculine] (German), Clownin [feminine] (German), Hampelmann [masculine] (German), Hampelfrau [feminine] (German), balatrō [masculine] (Latin), klounas [masculine] (Lithuanian), шега́џија (šegádžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), шего́биец (šegóbiec) [masculine] (Macedonian), сме́шник (sméšnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), kiri hangareka (Maori), ټوکي (ṭoki) [masculine] (Pashto), błazen [masculine] (Polish), brincalhão [masculine] (Portuguese), шутни́к (šutník) [masculine] (Russian), шутни́ца (šutníca) [feminine] (Russian), остря́к (ostrják) [derogatory, masculine] (Russian), bufón [masculine] (Spanish), gycklare [common-gender, plural, singular] (Swedish), жартівни́к (žartivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), жартівни́ця (žartivnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), жарту́н (žartún) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-gqN8nJCD Disambiguation of 'one who jokes': 52 31 16 Disambiguation of 'one who jests': 74 18 8
  2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court. Categories (topical): Comedy, People Synonyms (court entertainer): buffoon Hyponyms (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-mQPsN3C7 Disambiguation of Comedy: 31 61 8 Disambiguation of People: 36 58 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 18 55 27 Disambiguation of 'court entertainer': 19 51 30 Disambiguation of 'person who amused a medieval court': 17 60 23
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia. Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-dVDrdU5h Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 10 36 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: person Hyponyms: court jester, Merry Andrew, pickle-herring Derived forms: court jester Related terms: bauble, coxcomb, jest, laughingstock, motley, acrobat, juggler, tumbler

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "jest",
        "3": "er",
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "jesters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jestress",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "plural",
        "4": "jesters",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "jestress"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "person"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "person who amused a medieval court",
      "word": "harlequin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "person who amused a medieval court",
      "word": "pantaloon"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "court jester"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "Merry Andrew"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "pickle-herring"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "bauble"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "coxcomb"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "jest"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "laughingstock"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "motley"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "acrobat"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "juggler"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "tumbler"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who jests, jokes or teases."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jest",
          "jest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "garb",
          "garb"
        ],
        [
          "fool's cap",
          "fool's cap"
        ],
        [
          "medieval",
          "medieval"
        ],
        [
          "early modern",
          "early modern"
        ],
        [
          "royal",
          "royal"
        ],
        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ],
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nymphalid",
          "nymphalid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gestor"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "one who jokes",
      "word": "buffoon"
    },
    {
      "word": "clown"
    },
    {
      "word": "joker"
    },
    {
      "sense": "court entertainer",
      "word": "buffoon"
    },
    {
      "word": "fool"
    },
    {
      "word": "jestress"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "fiddle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "jester"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "joculator"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "joculatrix"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "merryman"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "motley fool"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:jester",
      "word": "railleur"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "žartaŭník",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жартаўні́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "žartóŭnik",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жарто́ўнік"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šegobiec",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шегобиец"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šašek"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "amuzanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "vitsailija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "vitsiniekka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plaisantin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alvardán"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bufón"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arlequín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xumara",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "ხუმარა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "masxara",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "მასხარა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "oxunǯi",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "ოხუნჯი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭaḳimasxara",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "ტაკიმასხარა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spaßmacher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Spaßmacherin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Clown"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Clownin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hampelmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hampelfrau"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "gelōtopoiós",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γελωτοποιός"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balatrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klounas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šegádžija",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шега́џија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šegóbiec",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шего́биец"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sméšnik",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сме́шник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "word": "kiri hangareka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "ṭoki",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ټوکي"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "błazen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brincalhão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šutník",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шутни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šutníca",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шутни́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostrják",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "остря́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bufón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "gycklare"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žartivnýk",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жартівни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žartivnýcja",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жартівни́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žartún",
      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жарту́н"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "jester"
  ],
  "word": "jester"
}

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