joker
See also: Joker and jóker
English
Etymology
joke + -er, but in the sense of a playing card possibly by alteration of Jucker, also the origin of the name of the card game euchre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊkə(ɹ)
Noun
joker (plural jokers)
- A person who makes jokes.
- (slang) A funny person.
- A jester.
- Synonyms: court jester, fool, jester
- A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
- Some joker keeps throwing eggs at my windows.
- (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
- A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
- 1922, Farm Machinery and Equipment (page lxxxiii)
- Discussion of contracts and the many provisions contained therein led to a vote making it the sense of the convention that manufacturers should use a simple sales contract, free from jokers.
- 1939, Canadian Parliament, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons (volume 218, page 858)
- Then, sir, on page 12 of the agreement there is a joker clause, which provides for payments in addition to the ten per cent, […]
- 1942, Billboard (volume 54, number 41, page 5)
- Stone claimed that there was a Joker in the contract, one clause (No. 2) calling for two weeks' notice and another (No. 8) calling for payment on a par-day basis after the first two weeks.
- 1958, Duncan Leroy Kennedy, Bill drafting (page 12)
- The object of these provisions is to prevent insertion of "jokers" or "sleepers" in bills and securing passage under the false color of the title.
- 1922, Farm Machinery and Equipment (page lxxxiii)
- (military) A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
- 1998, APP-6A: Military Symbols for Land-Based Systems (page 9)
- Joker - A friendly track or contact acting as a "suspect" track for exercise purposes only. (STANAG 1241)
- 1998, APP-6A: Military Symbols for Land-Based Systems (page 9)
Related terms
- joke
Translations
person who makes jokes
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jester — see fool
playing card
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See also
- 🂿, 🃏, 🃟
See also
Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text) | ||||||
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ace | deuce, two | three | four | five | six | seven |
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eight | nine | ten | jack, knave | queen | king | joker |
See also
- Wikipedia article on jokers (jesters)
- Wikipedia article on the joker (playing card)
- Wikipedia article on the Joker in Batman
Anagrams
- Rojek, jerko
Danish
Etymology
From English joker.
Noun
joker
- joker (playing card)
Declension
Declension of joker
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | joker | jokeren | jokere | jokerne |
genitive | jokers | jokerens | jokeres | jokernes |
Further reading
- “joker” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From English joker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoːkər/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːkər
Noun
joker m (plural jokers, diminutive jokertje n)
- joker (playing card)
- any wild card or similar, even in non-card games
Derived terms
- voor joker staan
French
Etymology
From English joker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɔ.kɛʁ/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /dʒo.kœʁ/, [dʒoʊ̯.kœʁ]
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
Noun
joker m (plural jokers)
- (card games) joker
- (computing) wildcard
- (on a game show) lifeline
- (Scrabble) blank tile
See also
Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text) | ||||||
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as | deux | trois | quatre | cinq | six | sept |
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huit | neuf | dix | valet | dame | roi | joker |
Further reading
- “joker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Alternative forms
- dżoker
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔ.kɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɔkɛr
- Syllabification: jo‧ker
Noun
joker m anim
- (card games) Alternative spelling of dżoker
Declension
Declension of joker
singular | plural | |
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nominative | joker | jokery |
genitive | jokera | jokerów |
dative | jokerowi | jokerom |
accusative | jokera | jokery |
instrumental | jokerem | jokerami |
locative | jokerze | jokerach |
vocative | jokerze | jokery |
Further reading
- joker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- joker in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
joker m (plural jokers)
- Alternative form of jóquer
See also
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
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oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, coringa, curinga |
Romanian
Etymology
From French joker, English joker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.kər/
Noun
joker m (plural jokeri)
- (card games) joker
Declension
Declension of joker
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) joker | jokerul | (niște) jokeri | jokerii |
genitive/dative | (unui) joker | jokerului | (unor) jokeri | jokerilor |
vocative | jokerule | jokerilor |