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- [jes-ter]
- /ˈdʒɛs tər/
- /ˈdʒes.tər/
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- [jes-ter]
- /ˈdʒɛs tər/
Definitions of jester word
- noun jester a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks. 1
- noun jester a professional fool or clown, especially at a medieval court. 1
- noun jester A professional joker or “ fool ” at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock scepter. 1
- noun jester medieval court clown 1
- noun jester sb who jokes 1
- countable noun jester In the courts of kings and queens in medieval Europe, the jester was the person whose job was to do silly things in order to make people laugh. 0
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Origin of jester
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, jester is from the Middle English word gester. See gest, -er1
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Parts of speech for Jester
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jester popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jester usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jester
noun jester
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- entertainer — A person, such as a singer, dancer, or comedian, whose job is to entertain others.
- comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
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