"joker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/ [US] Audio: en-au-joker.ogg [Australia] Forms: joker [singular], jokers [plural]
Etymology: joke + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|joke|er}} joke + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A joker is a special card that has a picture of a joker (or jester) and can take any value in certain card games.
    Sense id: simple-joker-en-noun-amE2MYg6
  2. A joker is a person who makes lots of jokes.
    Sense id: simple-joker-en-noun-Ttx84vLe
  3. A joker refers to a funny person.
    Sense id: simple-joker-en-noun-X8XpHM7a Categories (other): Slang
  4. A joker is also known as a jester.
    Sense id: simple-joker-en-noun--5romhS~
  5. A joker refers to a person that is not known, but has a bad reputation and name.
    Sense id: simple-joker-en-noun-S4sTKTuJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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