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Webster 1913 Edition
Jester
1.
A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.
This . . . was Yorick’s skull, the king's
jester
. Shakespeare
Dressed in the motley garb that
jesters
wear. Longfellow.
2.
A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk.
He ambled up and down
With shallow
With shallow
jesters
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Jester
JEST'ER
,Noun.
--He rambled up and down
With shallow jesters.
1.
One given to sarcasm. Now, as a jester, I accost you.
2.
A buffoon; a merry-andrew, a person formerly retained by princes to make sport for them.Definition 2024
jester
jester
English
Jesters
Noun
jester (plural jesters)
- One who jests, jokes or mocks.
- A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
Synonyms
- (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also Wikisaurus:joker
- (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also Wikisaurus:jester
Derived terms
Hyponyms
Translations
one who jests
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person who amused a medieval court — see court jester