jester

English

Painting of jesters playing Cochonnet by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala.

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)

One who jests, jokes or mocks.
A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: šašek (cs) m
Finnish: vitsailija (fi), vitsiniekka (fi)
German: Spaßmacher (de) m, Spaßmacherin f, Clown (de) m, Clownin (de) f, Hampelmann (de) m, Hampelfrau f
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, c pl

person who amused a medieval court — see court jester

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