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All joker synonyms

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noun joker

  • 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.
  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
  • comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
  • prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
  • entertainer — A person, such as a singer, dancer, or comedian, whose job is to entertain others.
  • wit — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
  • wag — to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
  • buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
  • jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
  • 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'.
  • banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
  • card — A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
  • gagster — Joker; comedian.
  • humorist — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
  • jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
  • punster — a person who makes puns frequently.
  • stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
  • trickster — a deceiver; cheat; fraud.
  • cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
  • droll — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
  • farceur — a writer or director of or actor in farce.
  • funster — a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
  • josh — a male given name, form of Joshua.
  • kidder — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
  • life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
  • quipster — a person who frequently makes quips.
  • second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
  • top banana — a leading comedian in musical comedy, burlesque, vaudeville, etc.: For many years he was top banana on the circuit.
  • wisecracker — a smart or facetious remark.
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