jokester

joke·ster

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [johk-ster]
- /ˈdʒoʊk stər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [johk-ster]
- /ˈdʒoʊk stər/

Definitions of jokester word

noun jokester a joker, especially a practical joker. 1
noun jokester A person who tells jokes; a joker. 1
noun jokester joker (sense 1) 0
noun jokester A person who plays practical jokes. 0
noun jokester Jester, court jester. 0

See all 5 definitions of jokester

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Origin of jokester

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; joke + -ster

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Parts of speech for Jokester

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jokester

jokester popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for jokester

noun jokester

joker — a person who jokes.
jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
trickster — a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.

All 33 Synonyms of jokester