"jester" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jester.wav Forms: jesters [plural]
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: {{en-noun}} jester (plural jesters)
  1. One who jests, jokes or teases. Synonyms (one who jokes): buffoon Translations (one who jests): γελωτοποιός (gelōtopoiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), بَهْلُول (bahlūl) [masculine] (Arabic), 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), لطیفهجی (latifeci) (Ottoman Turkish), 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), guasón [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 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 48 40 Disambiguation of 'one who jokes': 53 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 Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies Synonyms (court entertainer): buffoon Hyponyms (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon
    Sense id: en-jester-en-noun-mQPsN3C7 Disambiguation of Comedy: 25 66 8 Disambiguation of People: 36 58 6 Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 9 49 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 50 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 14 58 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 62 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 50 18 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 50 20 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 48 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 61 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 17 63 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 58 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 68 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 64 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 67 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 62 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 56 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 67 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 68 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 15 60 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 15 60 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 63 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 16 59 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 14 68 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 60 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 62 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 71 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 66 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 63 19 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: 9 49 41 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 48 40
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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      "word": "ხუმარა"
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      "word": "ტაკიმასხარა"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Clown"
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      "word": "Clownin"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "шега́џија"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "błazen"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "brincalhão"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "шутни́ца"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "bufón"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "жартівни́к"
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      "sense": "one who jests",
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      "word": "жартівни́ця"
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      "roman": "žartún",
      "sense": "one who jests",
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