jester

jester

English

Jesters

Etymology

From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛs.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛs.tɚ/
• Homophone: gestor
• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

Noun

jester (plural jesters)

1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

Synonyms

• (one who jokes): buffoon, clown, joker, see also Thesaurus:joker
• (court entertainer): buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also Thesaurus:jester

Hyponyms

• (person who amused a medieval court): harlequin, pantaloon

Derived terms

• court jester

Translations

one who jests

Bulgarian: шегобиец (bg) m (šegobiec) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: šašek (cs) m Esperanto: amuzanto Finnish: vitsailija (fi), vitsiniekka (fi) Galician: alvardán m, bufón m, arlequín (gl) m Georgian: ხუმარა (xumara), მასხარა (masxara), ოხუნჯი (ka) (oxunǯi), ტაკიმასხარა (ṭaḳimasxara) German: Spaßmacher (de) m, Spaßmacherin (de) f, Clown (de) m, Clownin (de) f, Hampelmann (de) m, Hampelfrau f Greek: Ancient: γελωτοποιός m (gelōtopoiós) Latin: balatrō m

Lithuanian: klounas m Maori: kiri hangareka Pashto: ټوکي‎ (ps) m (ṭoki) Polish: błazen (pl) m Portuguese: brincalhão (pt) m Russian: шутни́к (ru) m (šutník), остря́к (ru) m (ostrják) (derogatory) Swedish: gycklare (sv) c or c pl

person who amused a medieval court — see court jester

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