joker

jok·er  (jkr)

n.

1.

a. One who tells or plays jokes.

b. An insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.

c. Informal An annoying or inept person: Some joker is blocking my driveway.

2. Games A playing card, usually printed with a picture of a jester, used in certain games as the highest-ranking card or as a wild card.

3. A minor clause in a document such as a legislative bill that voids or changes its original or intended purpose.

4. An unforeseen but important difficulty, fact, or circumstance.

5. A deceptive means of getting the better of someone.

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joker [ˈdʒəʊkə]

n

1. a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner

2. Slang often derogatory a person who does that joker think he is?

3. (Group Games / Card Games) an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	joker - a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes jokester comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
	2.	joker - a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway" turkey disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	3.	joker - an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
	4.	joker - a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

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joker

noun comedian, comic, wit, clown, wag, kidder (informal), jester, dag (N.Z. informal), prankster, buffoon, trickster, humorist He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.

Translations

joker [ˈdʒəʊkəʳ] N

1. (= wit) → chistoso/a m/f, guasón/ona m/f; (= practical joker) → bromista mf

2. (= idiot) → payaso/a m/f; (stronger) → idiota mf
some joker will always start singing → siempre hay algún payaso que se pone a cantar

3. (Cards) → comodín m
he's the joker in the pack (fig) → es el gran desconocido, el la gran incógnita

joker [ˈdʒəʊkə^r] n

(= person) → plaisantin m, blagueur/euse m/f

(CARDS) → joker m

joker

n

(= person) → Witzbold m, → Spaßvogel m

(inf) → Typ m (inf), → Kerl m (inf)

(Cards) → Joker m; he’s/it’s the joker in the pack (esp Brit) → er/es ist ein Unsicherheitsfaktor, er/es ist eine unbekannte Größe

joker [ˈdʒəʊkəʳ] n

a. (amusing) → burlone/a (fam, pej) → buffone/a

b. (Cards) → jolly m inv, matta

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joker [ˈdʒəʊkəʳ] n

a. (amusing) → burlone/a (fam, pej) → buffone/a

b. (Cards) → jolly m inv, matta