jester

jester

one who makes jokes and funny moves; a professional clown: the court jester

Not to be confused with:

gesture – a movement of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that expresses a thought, opinion, or emotion: a threatening gesture; any action or communication used to express an idea or feeling: a loving gesture

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jest·er

 (jĕs′tər)

n.

1. One given to jesting.

2. A fool or buffoon at medieval courts.

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jester

(ˈdʒɛstə)

n

a professional clown employed by a king or nobleman, esp at courts during the Middle Ages

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jest•er

(ˈdʒɛs tər)

n.

1. a person who is given to jesting.

2. a professional fool or clown, esp. at a medieval court.

[1325–75]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jester - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages motley fool, fool merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

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jester

noun

1. fool, clown, harlequin, zany, madcap, prankster, buffoon, pantaloon, mummer a chap dressed as a court jester

2. humorist, comic, wit, comedian, wag, joker, dag (N.Z. informal), quipster, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix he is the class jester writ large

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jester

noun

A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter:

clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, joker, jokester, quipster, wag, wit, zany.

Informal: card.

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Translations

مُهَرِّج، مَزّاح، بَهْلول

šašek

hofnarnar

HofnarrNarrWitzbold

bufón

hovinarrinarri

arlequinbaladinbouffon

udvari bolond

hirîfífl

buffoneburlonegiullare

hoffnarr

шут

soytarı

弄臣

jester

[ˈdʒestəʳ] N → bufón m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jester

[ˈdʒɛstə^r] n → bouffon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jester

n

(Hist) → Narr m; the King’s jester → der Hofnarr

(= joker) → Spaßvogel m, → Witzbold m (inf)

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jester

[ˈdʒɛstəʳ] n (also court jester) → buffone m (di corte)

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jest

(dʒest) noun

a joke; something done or said to cause amusement. skerts مُزاح، دُعابَه смешка graça žert der Scherz vittighed; morsomhed αστείο, πλάκαbroma nali لطیفه؛ بذله pila plaisanterieבדיחה मजाक šala tréfa kelakar spaug, brandari burla, scherzo 冗談 농담, 익살 juokas, pokštas joks jenaka schertsspøk, vitsżart ټوكه، مسخره: مسخره كول ټوكى كول graça glumă шутка žart, vtip šala šala skämt, lustighet การพูดตลก şaka 玩笑話 жарт; дотеп مذاق، دل لگی lời nói đùa 玩笑，俏皮话

verb

to joke. skerts يَمْزَح، يَسْخَر من шегувам се gracejar žertovat scherzen spøge; lave sjov αστειεύομαιbromear naljatama شوخی کردن؛ لودگی کردن pilailla plaisanter לְהִתלוֹצֵץ हसी उड़ाना šaliti se tréfa bergurau spauga, grínast scherzare 冗談をとばす 농담하다 juokauti jokot bergurau schertsenspøkeżartować مسخره كول ټوكى كول gracejar a glumi шутить žartovať šaliti se šaliti se skämta, skoja, gyckla พูดตลก şaka yapmak 開玩笑 жартувати; кепкувати مذاق کرنا nói đùa 开玩笑

ˈjester noun

in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc. skertser مُهَرِّج، مَزّاح، بَهْلول шут bobo da corte šašek der Hofnarr hofnar; nar γελωτοποιόςbufón kojanarr دلقک hovinarri bouffon לֵיצָן הֶחָצֵר मसखरा šaljivčina udvari bolond badut hirðfífl buffone, giullare 道化師 (중세의 왕후, 귀족이 거느린) 어릿광대 juokdarys āksts; jokdaris pelawak hofnarhoffnarr trefniś ټوكى، ټركمار، مسخره bobo bufon шут šašo dvorni norec dvorska luda gycklare, hovnarr ตัวตลก soytarı 弄臣 блазень مسخرہ anh hề 弄臣

in jest

as a joke; not seriously. speaking in jest. skertsend على سَبيل المُزاح на майтап de brincadeira v legraci im Spaß i spøg; for sjov στ' αστεία en broma naljaviluks به شوخی؛ برای مضاح piloillaan pour rire בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali tréfából untuk bergurau í gríni per scherzo 冗談に 농담으로 juokais pa jokam secara bergurau schertsend for å være morsom, som en vits żartem په ټوکه por graça în glumă в шутку zo žartu za šalo u šali på skämt (skoj) ตลก; ไม่จริงจัง şaka olarak, şakadan 開玩笑地 жартома مذاق میں đùa 开玩笑地

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